Job 14:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץ
(ke·tzitz)
6731b: a blossom, flower, shining thingfrom tsuts
he comes forthיָ֭צָא
(ya·tza)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
and withers. 
 
4448c: to languish, wither, fadea prim. root
He also fleesוַיִּבְרַ֥ח
(vai·yiv·rach)
1272: to go through, fleea prim. root
like a shadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗ל
(ka·tzel)
6738: a shadowfrom tsalal
and does not remain.יַעֲמֹֽוד׃
(ya·'a·mo·vd.)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He cometh forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
like a flower
tsiyts  (tseets)
glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air) -- blossom, flower, plate, wing.
and is cut down
namal  (naw-mal')
to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised -- (branch to) be cut down (off), circumcise.
he fleeth
barach  (baw-rakh')
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly -- chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
also as a shadow
tsel  (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
and continueth
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

King James Bible
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He blossoms like a flower, then withers; he flees like a shadow and does not last.

International Standard Version
He springs up like a flower and then withers. Like a shadow, he disappears and doesn't last.

NET Bible
He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He comes up like a flower; then he withers. He is like a fleeting shadow; he doesn't stay long.

King James 2000 Bible
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not.
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