Job 14:5

5 A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.

Job 14:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
ESV
5 Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,
NLT
5 You have decided the length of our lives. You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer.
MSG
5 Mortals have a limited life span. You've already decided how long we'll live - you set the boundary and no one can cross it.
CSB
5 Since man's days are determined and the number of his months depends on You, and [since] You have set limits he cannot pass,

Job 14:5 In-Context

3 Do you fix your eye on them? Will you bring them before you for judgment?
4 Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!
5 A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.
6 So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.
7 “At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Job 24:1; Psalms 31:15; Psalms 139:16
  • 2. Job 21:21; Psalms 39:4; Psalms 90:12
  • 3. Acts 17:26
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