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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 14:1-6

We are here led to think, I. Of the original of human life. God is indeed its great original, for he breathed into man the breath of life and in him we live; but we date it from our birth, and thence we must date both its frailty and its pollution. 1. Its frailty: Man, that is born of a woman, is therefore of few days, Job 14:1. This may refer to the first woman, who was called Eve, because she was the mother of all living. Of her, who being deceived by the tempter was first in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 14:5

Seeing his days are determined ,.... Or "cut out" F9 חרוצים "exacte praefiniti sunt", Tigurine version. , exactly and precisely, how many he shall live, and what shall befall him every day of his life; whose life, because of the shortness of it, is rather measured by days than vents: the number of his months are with thee ; before him, in his sight, in his account, and fixed and settled by him: thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass ; the boundaries of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 14:5

Seeing his days are determined - The general term of human life is fixed by God himself; in vain are all attempts to prolong it beyond this term. Several attempts have been made in all nations to find an elixir that would expel all the seeds of disease, and keep men in continual health; but all these attempts have failed. Basil, Valentine, Norton, Dastin, Ripley, Sandivogius, Artephius, Geber, Van Helmont, Paracelsus, Philalethes, and several others, both in Europe and Asia, have written... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:1-6

Job to God: 2. The death-wail of humanity. I. THE WAIL OF HUMANITY IN THE EAR OF GOD . 1 . The constitutional frailty of man. Moses, in the Book of Genesis ( Genesis 1:26 ; Genesis 2:7 ), sets forth the dignity of man (Adam) as the crown of creation ( Psalms 8:6 ), as the handiwork of God ( Job 10:8 ; Psalms 100:3 ; Isaiah 15:1-9 :12), as the image of his Maker ( Genesis 9:6 ; Acts 17:29 ; 1 Corinthians 11:7 ). Job here supplies the companion picture... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:1-12

1. Self-defence before God: 2. Plaint of the weakness and vanity of mankind. Job's troubles are typical of the common doom of mankind—the "subjection, to vanity." And again (comp. Job 3:7 ; Job 7:1-5 ) he bursts forth into lamentation over the universal doom of sorrow. I. HIS NATURAL WEAKNESS . (Verses 1-2.) His origin is in frailty; he is "born of woman." His course is brief, and full of unrest. He sees himself mirrored in all natural things that fleet and pass: II. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:1-22

This chapter, in which Job concludes the fourth of his addresses, is characterized by a tone of mild and gentle expostulation, which contrasts with the comparative vehemence and passion of the two preceding chapters. It would seem that the patriarch, having vented his feelings, experiences a certain relief, an interval of calm, in which, his own woes pressing less heavily upon him, he is content to moralize on the general condition of humanity. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:5

Seeing his days are determined . Job here returns to the consideration of the shortness of man's life. "His days are determined;'' i.e. they are a limited period, known to and fixed beforehand by God. They are not like God's days, which "endure throughout all generations" ( Psalms 102:24 ). The number of his months are with thee . "With thee" means here "known to thee," "laid up in thy counsels." Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass . "His bounds" are "the limit of his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:5

Seeing his days - are “determined” Since man is so frail, and so short-lived, let him alone, that he may pass his little time with some degree of comfort and then die; see the notes at Job 7:19-21. The word “determined” here means “fixed, settled.” God has fixed the number of his days, so that they cannot be exceeded; compare the notes at Isaiah 10:23, and notes at Psalms 90:10.The number of his months are with thee - Thou hast the ordering of them, or they are determined by thee.Thou hast... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:5-6

Job 14:5-6 . Seeing his days are determined Limited to a certain period. The number of his months is with thee Exactly known to thee, and in thy power and disposal. Thou hast appointed his bounds, &c. Thou hast appointed a certain end of his days, beyond which he cannot prolong his life. Turn from him, that he may rest Withdraw thine afflicting hand from him, that he may have some present ease and comfort. Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day Give him some respite... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 14:1-22

Job’s reply to Zophar (12:1-14:22)The reply from Job opens with a sarcastic comment on the supposed wisdom of the three friends. They have merely been repeating general truths that everybody knows (12:1-3). They do not have the troubles Job has, and they make no attempt to understand how Job feels. A good person suffers while wicked people live in peace and security (4-6).Job does not argue with the fact that all life is in God’s hands. What worries him is the interpretation of that fact... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 14:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 14:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 14:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:5-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 14:1-22

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