Job 14:1

God's Word

“A person who is born of a woman is short-lived and is full of trouble.

Cross References

Genesis 3:17

Then he said to the man, “You listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree, although I commanded you, ‘You must never eat its fruit.’ The ground is cursed because of you. Through hard work you will eat ⌞food that comes⌟ from it every day of your life.

Genesis 47:9

Jacob answered Pharaoh, “The length of my stay on earth has been 130 years. The years of my life have been few and difficult, fewer than my ancestors’ years.”

2 Kings 4:19

⌞Suddenly,⌟ he said to his father, “My head! My head!” The father told his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

Job 10:20

“ ‘Isn’t my life short enough? So stop ⌞this⌟, and leave me alone. Let me smile a little

Job 15:14

Why should a mortal be considered faultless or someone born of a woman be considered righteous?

Job 25:4

How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure?

Job 25:5

Even the moon isn’t bright, and the stars aren’t pure in his sight.

Job 5:7

But a person is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly up ⌞from a fire⌟.

Job 7:1

“Isn’t a mortal’s stay on earth difficult like a hired hand’s daily ⌞work⌟?

Job 7:6

My days go swifter than a weaver’s shuttle. They are spent without hope.

Job 8:9

We have only been around since yesterday, and we know nothing. Our days on earth are only a fleeting shadow.

Job 9:25

“My days go by more quickly than a runner. They sprint away. They don’t see anything good.

Psalm 39:5

Indeed, you have made the length of my days ⌞only⌟ a few inches. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind. Selah

Psalm 39:6

Each person who walks around is like a shadow. They are busy for no reason. They accumulate riches without knowing who will get them.”

Psalm 51:5

Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam’s descendants for no reason?

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I came to hate life because everything done under the sun seemed wrong to me. Everything was pointless. ⌞It was like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

Their entire life is filled with pain, and their work is unbearable. Even at night their minds don’t rest. Even this is pointless.

Jeremiah 20:18

Why did I come out of the womb? All I’ve seen is trouble and grief. I will finish my days in shame.

Matthew 11:11

“I can guarantee this truth: Of all the people ever born, no one is greater than John the Baptizer. Yet, the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John.