Job 9:26

“They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.”

"They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey." - Job 9:26
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What does Job 9:26 mean?

Job 9:26, as it is written in the King James Version of the Bible, states "They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey." This verse comes from the book of Job, which is found in the Old Testament. It is one of the many verses in which Job is…

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Swift Ships and Soaring Eagles: Navigating Life's Transience

In the book of Job, chapter 9, verse 26, we encounter a profound statement about the brevity and fleeting nature of life. The King James Version (KJV) of the scripture reads: “They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.” This verse not only…

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A Prayer for Life's Fleeting Moments

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart that is both humble and awed by the majesty of Your creation. In this fast-paced world that often overwhelms us, I turn my thoughts towards the wisdom captured in the words of Job 9:26: "They are passed away as the swift…

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Job 9:26 - "They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey."
Job 26:9 - "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it."
Job 26:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
"He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." - Job 26:9
"But Job answered and said," - Job 26:1
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
Job 26:11 - "The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof."
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 26:6 - "Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering."
Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
Job 26:5 - "Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof."
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 38:26 - "To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"
Job 31:26 - "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;"
Job 28:26 - "When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:"
Job 9:9 - "Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."
Job 21:26 - "They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them."
Job 26:10 - "He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end."
Job 6:26 - "Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?"
Job 41:26 - "The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon."
Job 39:26 - "Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?"
Job 26:4 - "To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?"
Genesis 26:9
Job 26:12 - "He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud."
Job 1:9 no words
Job 26:7 - "He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
Job 26:8 - "He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them."
Job 1:9 no words
Job 26:13 - "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent."