King James Version
What Does Job 9:25 Mean?
“Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.”
Context
23
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
25
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. swift: or, ships of Ebeh: Heb. ships of desire
27
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **Swifter than a post.**—The runner, with his messages and dispatches. He now turns away from the contemplation of God and His dealings to that of his own misery.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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