10 Bible Verses about Life Cut Short
Most Relevant Verses
My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me
like a shepherd’s tent.
I have rolled up my life like a weaver;
He cuts me off from the loom.
You make an end of me from day until night.
My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.
The mother of seven grew faint;
she breathed her last breath.
Her sun set while it was still day;
she was ashamed and humiliated.
The rest of them I will give over to the sword
in the presence of their enemies.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
My days have slipped by;
my plans have been ruined,
even the things dear to my heart.
Why not forgive my sin
and pardon my transgression?
For soon I will lie down in the grave.
You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.
I said: In the prime of my life
I must go to the gates of Sheol;
I am deprived of the rest of my years.
His bones may be full of youthful vigor,
but will lie down with him in the grave.
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