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You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Seeing his days <i>are</i> determined, the number of his months <i>are</i> with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Since his days <i>are</i> determined, The number of his months <i>is</i> with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And You have set his limits so that he cannot pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with Thee, And his limits Thou hast set so that he cannot pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You [in Your control], And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since a person’s days are determined and the number of his months depends on you, and since you have set limits he cannot pass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since man&#8217s days are determined and the number of his months depends on You, and since You have set limits he cannot pass, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our time on earth is brief; the number of our days is already decided by you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The length of our lives is decided beforehand--the number of months we will live. You have settled it, and it can't be changed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Since his days have been determined, the number of his months is known to you. You've set his limit and he cannot exceed it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Since man's days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can't pass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If his days are determined, "" The number of his months [are] with You, "" You have made his limit, "" And he does not pass over;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If determined are his days, The number of his months are with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If his days are determined, the number of his months with thee; thou madest his limit; he shall not pass over.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with you; you have determined his limits, which cannot be surpassed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Since his days are determined— you know the number of his months; you have fixed the limit which he cannot pass— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Since their days are determined, and the number of their months is known to you, and you have appointed the bounds that they cannot pass,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Seeing his days are determined and the number of his months are decreed, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot trespass them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If his days are cut off and the number of his months are circumcised, you have made the Law that he will not pass from it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with Thee, And Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />if even his life should be <i>but</i> one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed <i>him</i> for a time, and he shall by no means exceed <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2118" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Job Laments the Finality of Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one! <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Since</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">his days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2782.htm" title="2782: ḥă·rū·ṣîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To cut, sharpen, decide. A primitive root; properly, to point sharply, i.e. to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide.">are determined</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·par- (N-msc) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">and the number</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ḥo·ḏā·šāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">of his months</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">is with You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and since You have set</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥuq·qō (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">limits</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">that he cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">exceed,</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a></span><br />The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1-2</a></span><br />To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: / a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:8</a></span><br />As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-26.htm">Daniel 5:26</a></span><br />And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5</a></span><br />“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6</a></span><br />I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></span><br />Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-27.htm">Matthew 6:27</a></span><br />Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Luke 12:25</a></span><br />Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a></span><br />Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with you, you have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;</p><p class="hdg">his days</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-14.htm">Job 14:14</a></b></br> If a man die, shall he live <i>again</i>? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job 7:1</a></b></br> <i>Is there</i> not an appointed time to man upon earth? <i>are not</i> his days also like the days of an hireling?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-10.htm">Job 12:10</a></b></br> In whose hand <i>is</i> the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.</p><p class="hdg">the number</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-21.htm">Job 21:21</a></b></br> For what pleasure <i>hath</i> he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?</p><p class="hdg">thou hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-13.htm">Job 23:13,14</a></b></br> But he <i>is</i> in one <i>mind</i>, and who can turn him? and <i>what</i> his soul desireth, even <i>that</i> he doeth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Psalm 104:9,29</a></b></br> Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></b></br> And all the inhabitants of the earth <i>are</i> reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and <i>among</i> the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/7-3.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Decreed</a> <a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-6.htm">Exceed</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/job/7-3.htm">Months</a> <a href="/job/13-18.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/job/9-11.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/job/9-26.htm">Past</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/14-14.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/job/20-29.htm">Decreed</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Exceed</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Months</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Past</a><div class="vheading2">Job 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-7.htm">He waits for his change</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-16.htm">By sin the creature is subject to corruption</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Since his days are determined</b><br>This phrase reflects the belief in God's sovereignty over human life. The concept of predetermined days is echoed in <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a>, where it is stated that all the days ordained for a person were written in God's book before one of them came to be. This underscores the biblical theme of God's omniscience and control over the lifespan of individuals. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, life was often seen as fragile and fleeting, and this acknowledgment of divine determination provided a sense of order and purpose.<p><b>and the number of his months is with You</b><br>Here, the emphasis is on God's intimate knowledge and control over the specific duration of a person's life. The idea that the number of months is "with You" suggests that God holds this knowledge exclusively, reinforcing His role as the ultimate authority over life and death. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that God is the giver and taker of life, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>. It also reflects the cultural understanding of time as a divine gift, entrusted to humans for stewardship.<p><b>and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed</b><br>This phrase highlights the boundaries established by God for human existence. The concept of limits is a recurring theme in Scripture, illustrating God's order in creation, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a> with the separation of day and night, land and sea. Theologically, it speaks to human finitude and dependence on God. The limits set by God are not just physical but also moral and spiritual, as seen in the laws given to Israel. This understanding calls for humility and trust in God's wisdom and timing, as echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1-2</a>, which speaks of a time for every purpose under heaven.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and his quest to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omnipotent, omniscient Creator who is sovereign over all creation. In this verse, God is acknowledged as the one who determines the lifespan of every person.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_friends_of_job.htm">The Friends of Job</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are part of the larger account. They engage in dialogues with Job, offering their perspectives on his suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>An event at the beginning of the Book of Job where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness, setting the stage for Job's trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life</a></b><br>Recognize that God has determined the length of our days. This should lead us to trust in His perfect plan and timing for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Understand that we cannot exceed the limits God has set for us. This should humble us and remind us of our dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_time.htm">The Value of Time</a></b><br>Since our days are numbered, we should use our time wisely, seeking to fulfill God's purposes for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when life is difficult or confusing, trust that God knows the number of our days and has a purpose for each one.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternity_in_mind.htm">Living with Eternity in Mind</a></b><br>Knowing that our time on earth is limited should encourage us to focus on eternal matters and live in a way that honors God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_faith_of_the_gospel.htm">What does the Bible say about our lifespan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_skeptics_trust_ecclesiastes_3.htm">Given the limited historical context supporting the authorship of Ecclesiastes 3, how can skeptics trust the text’s authenticity and reliability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_in_control_of_death.htm">Is God in control of death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_affect_the_end_times'_timing.htm">Can our actions influence the timing of the end times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Seeing his days are determined</span>. Job here returns to the consideration of the shortness of man's life. "His days are determined;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> they are a limited period, known to and fixed beforehand by God. They are not like God's days, which "endure throughout all generations" (<a href="/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The number of his months are with thee</span>. "With thee" means here "known to thee," "laid up in thy counsels." <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass</span>. "His bounds" are "the limit of his lifetime." The <span class="accented">three</span> clauses are pleonastic. One idea pervades them all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Since</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(yā·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[are] determined</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲרוּצִ֨ים ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·rū·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2782.htm">Strong's 2782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To point sharply, to wound, to be alert, to decide</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the number</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽסְפַּר־</span> <span class="translit">(mis·par-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his months</span><br /><span class="heb">חֳדָשָׁ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḥo·ḏā·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] with You,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and since You have set</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">limits</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻקָּ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḥuq·qāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that he cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">exceed,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲבֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:5 Seeing his days are determined the number (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>