Psalm 39:5-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.(A)
6 “Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.(B)
Psalm 39:5-6
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Footnotes
- Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
Psalm 62:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.(A)
Psalm 62:9
New International Version
Psalm 144:4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.(A)
Psalm 144:4
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”(A)
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
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Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 12:8 Or the leader of the assembly; also in verses 9 and 10
Romans 8:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 For the creation was subjected(A) to futility(B)—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it(C)—in the hope
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Romans 8:20
New International Version
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,(A) in hope
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