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Job 10:5
Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses God directly in the midst of his lament, immediately following his question about divine perception in verse 4 and preceding his rhetorical complaint in verse 6. The words — אֱנ֣וֹשׁ (enos, "a mortal/person") and גָֽבֶר (gever, "a man") frame the comparison, while יָמֶ֑י/ךָ (yamekha, "your days") and שְׁנוֹתֶ֗י/ךָ (shenotecha, "your years") anchor the temporal question. The thread — This contrast between divine and human temporality echoes in Psalms 90:2 and 102:24, which affirm God's eternal nature, and is explicitly addressed in 2 Peter 3:8 regarding God's perception of time. Why it lands — The text asks whether God's operational timeline matches human finitude, forcing the reader to confront the gap between divine eternity and mortal limitation without softening the tension.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,
Cross-references
- 2 Peter 3:8 Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
- Psalms 90:2 Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
- Psalms 102:24 I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
- Hebrews 1:12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
- Job 36:26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
- Psalms 102:12 But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.