Job 14:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.”
Job 14:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 14:2 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 14:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 14:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.”
Job 14:2 — World English Bible
Job 14:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. ”
Job 14:2 — American Standard Version
Job 14:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.”
Job 14:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 14:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. ”
Job 14:2 — Darby Translation
Job 14:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not.”
Job 14:2 — Geneva Bible
Job 14:2 in Context — Job 14
1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
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.
What Does Job 14:2 Mean?
Job 14:2 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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