Job 14:2
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.”
What does Job 14:2 mean?
Job 14:2 in the KJV says, “He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.” In the flow of Job’s speech, this verse is part of his sober meditation on what human life is like under the weight of suffering and the certainty of…
Read full commentaryDevotionalA Flower Cut Down, a Shadow That Passes: Learning Wisdom from Life’s Brevity
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.” (Job 14:2, KJV) Job’s words are both beautiful and sobering. In one sentence, he captures the fragile loveliness of human life and the speed with which it seems to slip from our…
Read devotionalPrayerUnder the Shadow of Our Short Days: A Prayer from Job 14:2
Most Holy and Everlasting God, I come before Thee with reverence and trembling, mindful of the solemn word written in the Scriptures. Thou hast spoken in Job 14:2 (KJV): “He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.” Lord, I…
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