Job 9:25
What does Job 9:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 9:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752My days have been swifter than a post: they have fled away and have not seen good.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 7:6
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope.
- Psalms 39:5
Behold, thou hast made my daysas handbreadths; And my life-time is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. [Selah
- James 4:14
whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
- Psalms 90:9
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
- Psalms 89:47
Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!
- Psalms 39:11
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: Surely every man is vanity. [Selah
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