What does Job 9:26 mean?

Job 9:26 highlights themes such as transience, suffering, divine-power when read in context.

How should I apply Job 9:26 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

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Psalm 39:5
Both verses reflect on the fleeting nature of life.
James 4:14
This verse emphasizes the uncertainty of life, similar to James' teaching on the brevity of life.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
Both passages discuss the vanity and ephemeral nature of human existence.