Job 14:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 14:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 14:5 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 14:5 — KJV
“Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;”
— Job 14:5 (KJV)
Job 14:5 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 14:5
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:5: hast, appointed, pass
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:5: hast, appointed, pass
“And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:5: hast, cannot, pass
“And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;”
Shares key themes with Job 14:5: days, hast, appointed
“And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. the time: Heb. the number of days a full year: Heb. a year of days”
Shares key themes with Job 14:5: days, number, months
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