Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
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Job 14
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He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
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And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
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Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
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Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
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Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
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Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
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Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
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But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
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As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
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So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
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If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
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Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
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For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
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My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
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And surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
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The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
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Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
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His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
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But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
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Job 14 Study & Commentary
Job 14 contains Job’s reflection on the frailty of life. He compares man to a flower that withers and asks the famous question: "If a man die, shall he live again?"
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. The Brevity of Life: "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble" (v. 1). This perspective should lead us to value every moment and seek eternal foundations.2. The Hope of Resurrection: Job hints at a hope that God will "call" and he will "answer" from the grave (v. 15). This points toward the promise of eternal life.
3. God’s Precise Counting: God counts our steps and watches over our sin (v. 16). We live in the sight of a God who is intimately aware of every detail of our existence.
