Job Chapter 14
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Doth God pervert justice?
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Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?
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If thy children have sinned against him,
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And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;
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If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God,
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And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
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If thou wert pure and upright:
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Surely now he would awake for thee,
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And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
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And though thy beginning was small,
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Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.
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For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age,
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And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out
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(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing,
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Because our days upon earth are a shadow);
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Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee,
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And utter words out of their heart?
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Can the rush grow up without mire?
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Can the flag grow without water?
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Whilst it is yet in its greenness,
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and not cut down,
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It withereth before any
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
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He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.
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Yet dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
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Who can bring a clean [man] out of the unclean? Not one!
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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,
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Look away from him; and let him rest, till he accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
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For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease;
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Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,
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Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a young plant.
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But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he?
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The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up:
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So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.
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Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret until thine anger be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me, —
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(If a man die, shall he live [again]?) all the days of my time of toil would I wait, till my change should come:
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Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.
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For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
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My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou heapest up mine iniquity.
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And indeed a mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;
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The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
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Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him.
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His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.
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But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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For a mortal born of a woman [is] short-lived, and full of wrath.
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Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; and he departs like a shadow, and cannot continue.
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Hast thou not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgment before thee?
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For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one;
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if even his life should be [but] one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed [him] for a time, and he shall by no means exceed [it].
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Depart from him, that he may be quiet, and take pleasure in his life, [though] as a hireling.
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For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, [that] it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.
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For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;
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it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted.
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But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.
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For the sea wastes in [length of] time, and a river fails and is dried up.
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And man that has lain down [in death] shall certainly not rise again till the heaven be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep.
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For oh that thou hadst kept me in the grave, and hadst hidden me until thy wrath should cease, and thou shouldest set me a time in which thou wouldest remember me!
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For if a man should die, shall he live [again], having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I exist again?
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Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.
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But thou hast numbered my devices: and not one of my sins shall escape thee?
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And thou hast sealed up my transgressions in a bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.
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And verily a mountain falling will utterly be destroyed, and a rock shall be worn out of its place.
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The waters wear the stones, and waters falling headlong [overflow] a heap of the earth: and thou destroyest the hope of man.
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Thou drivest him to an end, and he is gone: thou settest thy face against him, and sendest him away;
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and though his children be multiplied, he knows [it] not; and if they be few, he is not aware.
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But his flesh is in pain, and his soul mourns.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Homo natus de muliere, brevi vivens tempore, repletur multis miseriis.
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Qui quasi flos egreditur et conteritur, et fugit velut umbra, et numquam in eodem statu permanet.
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Et dignum ducis super huiuscemodi aperire oculos tuos, et adducere eum tecum in iudicium?
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Quis potest facere mundum de immundo conceptum semine? nonne tu qui solus es?
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Breves dies hominis sunt: numerus mensium eius apud te est: constituisti terminos eius, qui præteriri non poterunt.
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Recede paululum ab eo, ut quiescat, donec optata veniat, sicut mercenarii, dies eius.
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Lignum habet spem: si præcisum fuerit, rursum virescit, et rami eius pullulant.
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Si senuerit in terra radix eius, et in pulvere emortuus fuerit truncus illius,
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Ad odorem aquæ germinabit, et faciet comam quasi cum primum plantatum est:
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Homo vero cum mortuus fuerit, et nudatus atque consumptus, ubi quæso est?
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Quomodo si recedant aquæ de mari, et fluvius vacuefactus arescat:
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Sic homo cum dormierit, non resurget, donec atteratur cælum, non evigilabit, nec consurget de somno suo.
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Quis mihi hoc tribuat, ut in inferno protegas me, et abscondas me, donec pertranseat furor tuus, et constituas mihi tempus, in quo recorderis mei?
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Putasne mortuus homo rursum vivat? cunctis diebus, quibus nunc milito, expecto donec veniat immutatio mea.
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Vocabis me, et ego respondebo tibi: operi manuum tuarum porriges dexteram.
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Tu quidem gressus meos dinumerasti, sed parce peccatis meis.
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Signasti quasi in sacculo delicta mea, sed curasti iniquitatem meam.
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Mons cadens defluit, et saxum transfertur de loco suo.
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Lapides excavant aquæ, et alluvione paulatim terra consumitur: et hominem ergo similiter perdes.
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Roborasti eum paululum ut in perpetuum transiret: immutabis faciem eius, et emittes eum.
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Sive nobiles fuerint filii eius, sive ignobiles, non intelliget.
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Attamen caro eius dum vivet dolebit, et anima illius super semetipso lugebit.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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“Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
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He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.
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Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?
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Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
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Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass.
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Look away from him, that he may rest, until he accomplishes, as a hireling, his day.
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“For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.
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Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,
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yet through the scent of water it will bud, and sprout boughs like a plant.
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But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
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As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,
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so man lies down and doesn’t rise. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
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“Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time and remember me!
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If a man dies, will he live again? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release should come.
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You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire for the work of your hands.
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But now you count my steps. Don’t you watch over my sin?
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My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.
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“But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place.
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The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.
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You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away.
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His sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it of them.
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But his flesh on him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.”
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
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As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
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Also--on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
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Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
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If determined are his days, The number of his months <FI>are<Fi> with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;
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Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
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For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.
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If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
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From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
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And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where <FI>is<Fi> he?
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Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
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And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
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O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.
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If a man dieth--doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
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Thou dost call, and I--I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
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But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
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Sealed up in a bag <FI>is<Fi> my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
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And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
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Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
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Thou prevailest <FI>over<Fi> him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
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Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
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Only--his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).