2Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.


In Context

1 Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.

2 Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.

3 And dost thou think it meet to open thy eyes upon such an one, and to bring him into judgment with thee?

4 Who can make him clean that is conceived of unclean seed ? is it not thou who only art?

Job 14:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:2He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:2He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:2As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:2He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not.