Life: Brevity and Uncertainty of

Scripture references

Gen 18:27 Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the
Gen 47:9 “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few
1Sa 20:3 But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found
2Sa 14:14 For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which
1Ch 29:15 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our
Job 4:19–21 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are
Job 7:6–10, 17 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end
Job 8:9 For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a
Job 9:25, 26 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good. /
Job 10:9, 20, 21 Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return
Job 13:12, 25, 28 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of
Job 14:1, 2 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. /
Job 17:1 “My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
Psa 22:29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the
Psa 39:4–6, 11 “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how
Psa 78:39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not
Psa 89:47, 48 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have
Psa 90:3, 5, 6, 9, 10 You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
Psa 102:11 My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
Psa 103:14–16 For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust. / As for man,
Psa 144:3, 4 O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You
Psa 146:4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his
Pro 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Ecc 1:4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
Ecc 6:12 For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he
Isa 2:22 Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what
Isa 38:12 My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s
Isa 40:6, 7, 24 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All
Isa 50:9 Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will
Isa 51:8, 12 For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat
Isa 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts
Jam 1:10, 11 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he
Jam 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are
1Pe 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the