Key Verse Spotlight
Job 14:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Seeing his days {are} determined, the number of his months {are} with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;”
Job 14:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Who can bring a clean {thing} out of an unclean? not one. {can...: Heb. will give}
Seeing his days {are} determined, the number of his months {are} with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. {rest: Heb. cease}
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
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