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Job 14
Introduction
| 1 | Job entreats God for favour, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death. |
| 7 | He waits for his change. |
| 16 | By sin the creature is subject to corruption. |
Verse 1
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
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- born
- 15:14, 25:4, Psalms 51:5, Matthew 11:11
- of few days
- Heb. short of days.
- 7:1,6, 9:25, Genesis 47:9, Psalms 39:5
- full
- 5:7, Ecclesiastes 2:17,23
Verse 2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
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- like
- Psalms 90:5-9, 92:7,12, 103:15,16, Isaiah 40:6-8, James 1:10,11, 4:14, 1 Peter 1:24
- fleeth
- 8:9, 9:25,26, 1 Chronicles 29:15, Psalms 102:11, 144:4, Ecclesiastes 8:13
Verse 3
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
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- And dost
- 7:17,18, 13:25, Psalms 144:3
- bringest
- 9:19,20,32, 13:27, Psalms 143:2, Romans 3:19
Verse 4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
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- Who can bring
- Heb. Who will give.
- 15:14, 25:4-6, Genesis 5:3, Psalms 51:5, 90:5, John 3:6, Romans 5:12, 8:8,9, Ephesians 2:3
- a clean
- Luke 1:35
Verse 5
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
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- his days
- 14, 7:1, 12:10, Psalms 39:4, Daniel 5:26,30, 9:24, 11:36, Luke 12:20, Acts 17:26, Hebrews 9:27
- the number
- 21:21
- thou hast
- 23:13,14, Psalms 104:9,29, Daniel 4:35, Revelation 1:18, 3:7
Verse 6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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- Turn
- 7:16,19, 10:20, Psalms 39:13
- rest
- Heb. cease. as an hireling.
- 7:1,2, Matthew 20:1-8
Verse 7
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
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- that it will sprout
- 14, 19:10, Isaiah 11:1, 27:6, Daniel 4:15,23-25
Verse 8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
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- die in the ground
- Isaiah 26:19, John 12:24, 1 Corinthians 15:36
Verse 9
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
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- and bring
- Ezekiel 17:3-10,22-24, 19:10, Romans 11:17-24
Verse 10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
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- wasteth away
- Heb. is weakened, or, cut off. man.
- 3:11, 10:18, 11:20, 17:13-16, Genesis 49:33, Matthew 27:50, Acts 5:10
- where is he
- 12, 7:7-10, 19:26, Proverbs 14:32, Luke 16:22,23
Verse 11
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
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- the flood
- 6:15-18, Jeremiah 15:18
Verse 12
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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- So man
- 10:21,22, 30:23, Ecclesiastes 3:19-21, 12:5
- till the heavens
- 19:25-27, Psalms 102:26, Isaiah 51:6, 65:17, 66:22, Matthew 24:35, Acts 3:21, Romans 8:20, 2 Peter 3:7,10-13, Revelation 20:11, 21:1
- awake
- 3:13, 7:21, Isaiah 26:19, Daniel 12:2, John 11:11-13, Ephesians 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:14,15
Verse 13
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
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- hide me
- 3:17-19, Isaiah 57:1,2
- until
- Isaiah 12:1, 26:20,21
- appoint me
- Mark 13:32, Acts 1:7, 17:31
- remember
- Genesis 8:1, Psalms 106:4, Luke 23:42
Verse 14
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
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- shall he live
- 19:25,26, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Matthew 22:29-32, John 5:28,29, Acts 26:8, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 1 Thessalonians 4:14-16, Revelation 20:13
- all the days
- 5, 7:1, 42:16, Psalms 27:14, 40:1,2, Lamentations 3:25,26, James 5:7,8
- will I wait
- 13:15, 1 Corinthians 15:51,52, Philippians 3:21
Verse 15
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
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- shalt call
- 13:22, Psalms 50:4,5, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 John 2:28
- thou wilt have
- 7:21, 10:3,8, Psalms 138:8, 1 Peter 4:19
Verse 16
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
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- thou numberest
- 10:6,14, 13:27, 31:4, 33:11, 34:21, Psalms 56:6, 139:1-4, Proverbs 5:21, Jeremiah 32:19
Verse 17
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
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- sealed up
- 21:19, Deuteronomy 32:34, Hosea 13:12
Verse 18
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
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- the mountain
- Psalms 102:25,26, Isaiah 40:12, 41:15,16, 54:10, 64:1, Jeremiah 4:24, Revelation 6:14, Revelation 8:8, 20:11
- cometh to nought
- Heb. fadeth. the rock.
- 18:4, Matthew 27:51
Verse 19
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
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- The waters
- Hence the proverb, "Constant droppings make a hole in a stone."
- washest
- Heb. overflowest.
- Genesis 6:17, 7:21-23
- destroyest
- 19:10, 27:8, Psalms 30:6,7, Ezekiel 37:11, Luke 12:19,20
Verse 20
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
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- prevailest
- Ecclesiastes 8:8
- changest
- 14, 2:12, Lamentations 4:8
Verse 21
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
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- he knoweth it not
- 1 Samuel 4:20, Psalms 39:6, Ecclesiastes 2:18,19, 9:5, Isaiah 39:7,8, 63:16
Verse 22
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
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- his flesh
- 19:20,22,26, 33:19-21
- his soul
- Proverbs 14:32, Luke 16:23,24
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