Thematic Bible: Man subject to
Thematic Bible
human Limitations » Man subject to » Boundaries of life
He walled me in so that I cannot get out;
He has weighted down my chain.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And [You have] placed Your hand upon me.
human Limitations » Man subject to » Time limited
There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind,
Nor does he have authority over the day of death;
There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,
And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.
The days of our life are
Or even, if because of strength, eighty years;
Yet their pride [in additional years] is only labor and sorrow,
For it is soon gone and we fly away.
human Limitations » Man subject to » Feet in the stocks
“You also put my feet in the stocks [as punishment]
And [critically] observe all my paths;
You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep],
“He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,
And He has set darkness upon my paths.
human Limitations » Man subject to » No power to change a hair
human Limitations » Man subject to » No power to add a stature
human Limitations » Man subject to » Way hedged up
“Why is the light of day given to a man whose way is hidden,
And whom God has hedged in?