Job

Job 14:1–2

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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Man	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who is born	יְל֣וּד	yə·lūḏ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
of woman	אִשָּׁ֑ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
is short	קְצַ֥ר	qə·ṣar	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7116 short
of days	יָ֝מִ֗ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and full	וּֽשְׂבַֽע־	ū·śə·ḇa‘-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7649 sated, satisfied, surfeited
of trouble	רֹֽגֶז׃	rō·ḡez	Noun - masculine singular	H7267 agitation, excitement, raging

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like a flower	כְּצִ֣יץ	kə·ṣîṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6731 blossom, flower.
he comes forth	יָ֭צָא	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
then withers away	וַיִּמָּ֑ל	way·yim·māl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5243 become clipped, circumcised
like a fleeting shadow	כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל	kaṣ·ṣêl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
he does not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
endure	יַעֲמֽוֹד׃	ya·‘ă·mō·wḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 14:1 Job 5:7 · Ecclesiastes 2:23 · Job 25:4 · Matthew 11:11 · Job 7:1 · Job 7:6 · Job 15:14 · Job 9:25 · Psalm 51:5 · Genesis 47:9 · Ecclesiastes 2:17 · Psalm 39:5

Job 14:2 Isaiah 40:6–8 · 1 Peter 1:24 · Job 8:9 · Psalm 103:15–16 · 1 Chronicles 29:15 · James 4:14 · James 1:10–11 · Psalm 144:4 · Psalm 102:11 · Job 9:25–26 · Ecclesiastes 8:13 · Psalm 92:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.