Job 8:9

“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)”

"(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)" - Job 8:9
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What does Job 8:9 mean?

Job 8:9 (KJV) states, "For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow." This line is part of a larger passage in the Book of Job, which is a complex and challenging text that explores themes of suffering, faith, and the nature of God. In…

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The Fleeting Shadows of Our Existence

**Scripture Reading: Job 8:9** *"For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:"* In the vast tapestry of Scripture, the Book of Job stands out as a profound exploration of suffering, faith, and divine sovereignty. Job 8:9 captures a…

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A Humble Reflection on Our Fragility and God's Eternity

Dear Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, we come before You, acknowledging our fragility as mere mortals who traverse this earth for but a fleeting moment. We are reminded of the profound truth found in Job 8:9, which states, "For we are but of yesterday, and know…

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Job 8:9 - "(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)"
Job 9:8 - "Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea."
"Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea." - Job 9:8
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 1:8
Job 8:8 - "For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:"
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Job 1:9 no words
Job 8:1 - "Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,"
Job 37:8 - "Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places."
Job 36:8 - "And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;"
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 8:19 - "Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow."
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 9:7 - "Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars."
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."
Job 21:8 - "Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes."