job 8:9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

job 8:9 "For we are [only] of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

9. of yesterday--that is, a recent race. We know nothing as compared with them because of the brevity of our lives; so even Jacob (Ge 47:9). Knowledge consisted then in the results of observation, embodied in poetical proverbs, and handed down by tradition. Longevity gave the opportunity of wider observation.
a shadow-- (Ps 144:4; 1Ch 29:15).

job 8:9 "For we are [only] of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

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