Job 14:5
3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
- KJV
- Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
- WEB
- Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass.
- ASV
- Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
- DARBY
- If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, [and] thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass,
- BLB
- Since his days are determined, the number of his months [is] with You; his limits You have made, and he cannot pass over [them].
- ÅB
- Når hans dager er fastsatt, hans måneders tall bestemt hos deg, når du har satt ham en grense som han ikke kan overskride,
- OTB
- Siden deres dager er bestemt,
Antallet av deres måneder er kjent for Deg;
Og Du har satt deres grenser som de ikke kan overskride. - B1930
- Når hans dager er fastsatt, hans måneders tall bestemt hos dig, når du har satt ham en grense som han ikke kan overskride,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 39:4
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
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And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
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And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Read in contextPsalms 104:29
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Read in contextDaniel 5:26
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
Read in contextJob 21:21
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Read in contextLuke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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