Translations
Modern
For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Traditional
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Literal
For we are of yesterday, and we do not know; indeed, our days are a shadow upon the earth.
Latin
…(hesterni quippe sumus, et ignoramus, quoniam sicut umbra dies nostri sunt super terram),
Original
Hebrew
English
For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Notes
born yesterday and know nothing: Bildad suggested that Job's generation was either born too late to know ancient wisdom or too young to have gathered it.
Bildad argued for traditional wisdom by referring to ancient traditions and history (Deuteronomy 4:32; Jeremiah 18:13).
Events
- Job's Trialc. 1650 BC
Glossary
Topics
History: General Scriptures Concerning Ignorance: General Scriptures Concerning Life: Brevity and Uncertainty of