Job 14:5 — Compare Translations

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Since a man's days are already determined, and the number of his months is wholly in Your control, and he cannot pass the bounds of his allotted time--

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Since a man's days are already determined, and the number of his months is wholly in Your control, and he cannot pass the bounds of his allotted time–

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Since a person’s days are determined and the number of his months depends on you, and since you have set limits he cannot pass,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, [and] thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass,

English EASY 2024

You have decided how long people should live. You control the number of months that each person will live. Nobody can live any longer than that.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The length of our life has been decided. You alone know how long that is. You have set the limits for us and nothing can change them.

Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The length of our lives is decided beforehand— the number of months we will live. You have settled it, and it can't be changed.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Since man's days are determined and the number of his months depends on You, and [since] You have set limits he cannot pass,

English KJV 1611

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

English LSB

Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with You; You have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

however short his days. You know the number of his months; you have fixed the limit which he cannot pass.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You decide how long anyone will live. You have established the number of his months. You have set a limit to the number of his days.

English NIV

Man's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.

English NKJ 1982

Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.

English NLT

You have decided the length of our lives. You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Since their days are determined, and the number of their months is known to you, and you have appointed the bounds that they cannot pass,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

You have set mankind so brief a span of life—months is all you give him! Not one bit longer may he live.

English Tyndale 1537

The days of man are short, the number of his months are known only to thee. Thou hast appointed him his bounds, he can not go beyond them.