Translation | Verse | Text |
King James | Job 14:2 | He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
SHADOW | Sometimes denotes intense darkness and gloom, Ps 23:4, and sometimes a cool retreat, Isa 33:2, or perfect protection, Ps 17:8 Isa 49:2 Da 4:12. The long shadows cast by the declining sun are alluded to in Job 7:2 Jer 6:4. The swift, never ceasing motion of a shadow is an emblem of human life, 1Ch 29:15 Ps 102:11. |