Job, 14

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1 "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

2 He comes forth like a flower, and withers; he flees like a shadow, and continues not.

3 And dost thou open thy eyes upon such a one and bring him into judgment with thee?

4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.

5 Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,

6 look away from him, and desist, that he may enjoy, like a hireling, his day.

7 "For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.

8 Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the ground,

9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant.

10 But man dies, and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he?

11 As waters fail from a lake, and a river wastes away and dries up,

12 so man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake, or be roused out of his sleep.

13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest conceal me until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my release should come.

15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest long for the work of thy hands.

16 For then thou wouldest number my steps, thou wouldest not keep watch over my sin;

17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and thou wouldest cover over my iniquity.

18 "But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place;

19 the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so thou destroyest the hope of man.

20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passes; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.

22 He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns only for himself."




Versículos relacionados com Job, 14:

In Job chapter 14, the character expresses his anguish in the face of the brevity of human life and the inevitability of death. He wonders whether there will be hope after death and reflects on the transience of human existence. The verses selected below address themes related to the fragility of human life and hope in God.

Psalm 39:4-5: "Make me know, Lord, my end, and the measure of my days what is I feel how fragile I am. Behold, my days have done as Palm; the time of my life It is like nothing before you, in fact, every man, no matter how firm, is totally vanity. " This psalm expresses the same anguish present in Job's heart about the fragility of human life and the brevity of time.

Psalm 90:12: "Teach us to tell our days, that we may reach wise heart." This psalm also addresses the transience of human life and the importance of valuing every moment as if it were the last.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52: "Behold, I say a mystery here: In fact, we will not all sleep, but we will all be transformed into an open and close eye, before the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and them Dead will be incorru with incorruptible, and we will be transformed. " In this verse, Paul speaks of hope in the resurrection and transformation of the human body into a glorified body.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18: "Therefore we do not break down; but even though our outer man is corrupted, the interior, however, renews himself from day to day. Because our light and momentary tribulation produces an eternal weight for us. of very excellent glory; not paying attention to us in things that are seen, but in those that are not seen; for those who see themselves are temporal, and those who do not see are eternal. " In this verse, Paul talks about the importance of maintaining hope in eternal life, even in the midst of the tribulations and difficulties of earthly life.

Revelation 21:4: "And God will clean from his eyes every tear; and there will be no more death, no weeping, no cry, no pain; for the first things are passed." This verse speaks of hope in eternal life in a new heaven and new earth, where there will be no more pain, death or sadness.


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