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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 14:2 Catholic Bible: We grow and wither as quickly as flowers; we disappear like shadows. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/job/14-2.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/job/14-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/job/14-2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/job/1.htm">Job</a> > <a href="/gntd/job/14.htm">Chapter 14</a> > Verse 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/14-1.htm" title="Job 14:1">◄</a> Job 14:2 <a href="../job/14-3.htm" title="Job 14:3">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We grow and wither as quickly as flowers; we disappear like shadows. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />comes up like a flower and withers, flees like a shadow and does not last.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We are flowers that fade and shadows that vanish. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like a flower that springs up and fades, swift as a shadow that does not abide. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.</p><p class="hdg">like</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-9</a> Things that are counted nothing, shall their years be. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/92-7.htm">Psalm 92:7,12</a> When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever: . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15,16</a> Man's days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a> The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the field. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../james/1-10.htm">James 1:10,11</a> And the rich, in his being low: because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a> Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a> For all flesh is as grass and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered and the flower thereof is fallen away.</p><p class="hdg">fleeth</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/8-9.htm">Job 8:9</a> (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant that our days upon earth are but a shadow)</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/9-25.htm">Job 9:25,26</a> My days have been swifter than a post: they have fled away and have not seen good. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a> For we are sojourners before thee, and strangers, as were all our fathers. I Our days upon earth are as a shadow, and there is no stay.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a> My days have declined like a shadow, and I am withered like grass.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4</a> Man is like to vanity: his days pass away like a shadow.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../ecclesiastes/8-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:13</a> But let it not be well with the wicked, neither let his days be prolonged, but as a shadow let them pass away that fear not the face of the Lord.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/job/14.htm">Job Laments the Finality of Death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl">Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.</span><span class="reftext">3</span>And dost thou think it meet to open thy eyes upon such an one, and to bring him into judgment with thee?…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../james/1-10.htm">James 1:10</a></span><br />And the rich, in his being low: because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For all flesh is as grass and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered and the flower thereof is fallen away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a></span><br />For we are sojourners before thee, and strangers, as were all our fathers. I Our days upon earth are as a shadow, and there is no stay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../job/4-20.htm">Job 4:20</a></span><br />From morning till evening they shall be cut down: and because no one understandeth, they shall perish for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../job/8-9.htm">Job 8:9</a></span><br />(For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant that our days upon earth are but a shadow)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../job/15-33.htm">Job 15:33</a></span><br />He shall be blasted as a vine when its grapes are in the first flower, and as an olive tree that casteth its flower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/37-2.htm">Psalm 37:2</a></span><br />For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a></span><br />Behold thou hast made my days measurable. and my substance is as nothing before thee. And indeed all things are vanity: every man living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5</a></span><br />Things that are counted nothing, shall their years be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/90-6.htm">Psalm 90:6</a></span><br />In the morning man shall grow up like grass; in the morning he shall flourish and pass away: in the evening he shall fall, grow dry, and wither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a></span><br />My days have declined like a shadow, and I am withered like grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15</a></span><br />Man's days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4</a></span><br />Man is like to vanity: his days pass away like a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../ecclesiastes/8-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:13</a></span><br />But let it not be well with the wicked, neither let his days be prolonged, but as a shadow let them pass away that fear not the face of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6</a></span><br />The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7</a></span><br />The grass is withered, and the flower is fallen, because the spirit of the Lord hath blown upon it. Indeed the people is grass:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/exodus/9-34.htm">Continueth</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/8-15.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/joshua/20-4.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-27.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Fleeting</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/job/8-12.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/job/12-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/job/8-15.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/job/8-12.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/job/8-19.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-29.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-20.htm">Continueth</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/job/20-24.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Fleeting</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/job/14-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/38-16.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/job/41-26.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/psalms/90-6.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/psalms/90-6.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: a also and away comes does endure flees fleeting flower forth He like not remain shadow springs up withers<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/job/14-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:2 He comes forth like a flower (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="/catholic/">Catholic Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/14-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/14-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:3" /></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"><div align="center" style="background-color:#f7f7f7"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="8261988112"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>