19 Bible Verses about Time Passing
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The earthborn, resembleth, a vapour, his days, are like a passing shadow.
For, of yesterday, are, we, and cannot know, for, a shadow, are our days upon earth:
As a flower, he cometh forth - and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. Selah.
My days, are like a shadow extended, And, I, as green herbage, do wither.
As a shadow when it stretcheth out, I am gone, I am shaken off like the locust;
Remember how short-lived, I, am, Wherefore, in vain, hast thou created all the sons of Adam?
Lo! as hand-breadths, hast thou granted my days, and my life-time, is as nothing before thee, - Surely, a mere breath, are all men, even such as stand firm. Selah. Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.
but, well, shall it not be to the lawless man, neither shall he lengthen out his days like a shadow, - because he standeth not in awe before God.
I saw all the works which were done under the sun, - and lo! all, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
Vanity of vanities! saith the Proclaimer, vanity of vanities! all, is vanity.
As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom; For, a wind, hath passed ever it, and it is gone, And its own place is acquainted with it no more.
For, every thing, there is a season, - and a time for every pursuit, under the heavens: -
And so it was, when noon was passed, that although they prophesied until the offering up of the evening gift, yet was there no voice nor any that answered, nor any that hearkened.
and caused his son to pass through the fire, and practiced hidden arts and used divination, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards, - he exceeded in doing the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him to anger;
And, if, as Father, ye are invoking him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to each man's work, with reverence, for the time of your sojourning, behave ye;
And, when a considerable time had passed, and sailing was already dangerous, because, even the Fast, had already gone by, Paul began to advise,
