Job 7:9

“As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.”

"As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more." - Job 7:9
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What does Job 7:9 mean?

Job 7:9 (KJV): "As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Job in the Old Testament. The book of Job is known for its exploration of the nature of suffering and the…

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The Cloud of Life: Embracing Our Temporal Journey

The Book of Job, a treasure of ancient wisdom and human suffering, offers profound insights into the nature of existence and the inevitability of mortality. In Job 7:9, we read, “As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no…

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A Prayer for Understanding Life's Transience

O Eternal God, As I come before Thy throne of grace, I am reminded of the profound words spoken in Job 7:9, ‘As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.’ Lord of all, these words echo the truths of our temporal…

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Job 9:7 - "Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars."
"Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars." - Job 9:7
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
Job 9:9 - "Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."
Job 34:7 - "What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
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Job 1:7
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Job 1:9 no words
Job 7:7 - "O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good."
Job 38:4-7
Job 42:9 - "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job."
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
Job 4:9 - "By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed."
Job 39:9 - "Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?"
Job 12:9 - "Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?"
Job 37:9 - "Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north."
Job 24:9 - "They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor."
Job 9:35 - "Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me."
Job 36:9 - "Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded."
Job 9:26 - "They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey."
Job 9:23 - "If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent."
"Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south." - Job 9:9
Job 2:7 - "¶ So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown."
Job 30:9 - "And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword."