Job 14:2

Job Laments the Finality of Death

1“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. 2Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. 3Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?

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Berean Standard Bible
Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
American Standard Version (1901)
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Bible in Basic English
He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again.
Free Bible Version
like a flower that blooms and withers, like a passing shadow that soon disappears.
King James (Authorized) Version
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Translation for Translators
We disappear quickly, like flowers that grow from the ground quickly and then wither and die [SIM]. We are like shadows that disappear when the sun stops shining.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He sprouts from the ground like a flower and is cut down; he flees like a shadow and does not last.
Noah Webster Bible
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
World English Bible
He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.
Young's Literal Translation
As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.