Job 14:21
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.”Job 14:21
What Does Job 14:21 Mean?
Job 14:21 is found in the book of Job, chapter 14, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Job 14:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 9:5“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”Psalms 146:4“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.”Job 24:24“They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.”Ecclesiastes 2:18“Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.”Ecclesiastes 6:12“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”Isaiah 63:16“Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.”1 Samuel 4:20“And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.”Job 21:21“For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?”Psalms 39:6“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”Ecclesiastes 3:22“Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?”Isaiah 39:7“And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
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