Job 14:1 Meaning and Explanation
“Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Job 14:1 Mean?
Job has been answering his friends, who insist his suffering proves hidden sin. Here he turns from argument to lament, lifting his eyes from his own case to the whole race of mortals. "Born of a woman" is the oldest way of saying simply: a human being, frail and dependent from the first breath.
Job names a truth every heart eventually meets. Life is short, and trouble is not the exception but the companion of our days. Yet to say it honestly before God, as Job does, is itself a kind of faith. The One who hears this complaint is the same One who would later be born of a woman to share our few and troubled days and to redeem them.
Job 14:1 in the Original Language
adam (אָדָם), 'man' -- humankind, the word echoing adamah, the ground from which we are taken.
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What does Job 14:1 mean?
Job opens a meditation on the human condition: our days are few, and they are crowded with sorrow.