Job 7:1

"Men have harsh servitude on earth, do they not? His days are like those of a hired laborer, are they not?

Job 14:5-6

Since his days have been determined, the number of his months is known to you. You've set his limit and he cannot exceed it.

Psalm 39:4

"LORD, let me know how my life ends, and the standard by which you will measure my days, whatever it is! Then I will know how transient my life is.

Leviticus 25:50

"He is to bring an accounting to the one who bought him, starting from the year he had sold himself until the year of jubilee. The price of his sale is to correspond to the number of years comparable to the time a hired servant stays with him.

Deuteronomy 15:18

Don't view this as a hardship for yourself when you set him free, for he will have served you for six years twice the time of a paid worker. Then the LORD will bless you in all that you do."

Job 5:7

But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward."

Job 14:13-14

"Won't you keep me safe in the afterlife? Conceal me until your anger subsides. Set an appointment for me, then remember me.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

Just as no human being has control over the wind to restrain it, so also no human being has control over the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged during war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

Isaiah 21:16

For this is what the LORD is saying to me: "Within three years, according to the years of a contract worker, the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.

Isaiah 38:5

"Go tell Hezekiah, "This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David has to say: "I've heard your prayer and I've seen your tears; so I will add fifteen years to your life.

Isaiah 40:2

"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her heavy service has been completed, that her penalty has been paid, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins."

Matthew 20:1-15

"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

John 11:9-10

Jesus replied, "There are twelve hours in the day, aren't there? If anyone walks during the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

An appointed time

Bible References

Is there

Job 14:5
Since his days have been determined, the number of his months is known to you. You've set his limit and he cannot exceed it.
Psalm 39:4
"LORD, let me know how my life ends, and the standard by which you will measure my days, whatever it is! Then I will know how transient my life is.
Isaiah 38:5
"Go tell Hezekiah, "This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David has to say: "I've heard your prayer and I've seen your tears; so I will add fifteen years to your life.
John 11:9
Jesus replied, "There are twelve hours in the day, aren't there? If anyone walks during the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

An appointed time

Ecclesiastes 8:8
Just as no human being has control over the wind to restrain it, so also no human being has control over the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged during war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

Like the days

Job 14:6
Look away from him and leave him alone, so he can enjoy his time, like a hired worker."
Leviticus 25:50
"He is to bring an accounting to the one who bought him, starting from the year he had sold himself until the year of jubilee. The price of his sale is to correspond to the number of years comparable to the time a hired servant stays with him.
Deuteronomy 15:18
Don't view this as a hardship for yourself when you set him free, for he will have served you for six years twice the time of a paid worker. Then the LORD will bless you in all that you do."
Isaiah 21:16
For this is what the LORD is saying to me: "Within three years, according to the years of a contract worker, the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.
Matthew 20:1
"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

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