Job 8:9

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

Cross-reference

Job 10:20 Parallel

Job 10:20 laments 'my days are few,' reinforcing the same theme of life's brevity from Job's own perspective.

Job 14:2 Parallel

Job 14:2 says man 'fleeth as a shadow,' using identical imagery to describe life's fleeting nature.

In 1 Chronicles 29:15, David says our days are like a shadow — almost identical language.

Psalm 102:11 uses the same 'lengthened shadow' imagery to describe fleeting life, echoing Job's point about human transience.

Psalm 144:4 Parallel

Psalm 144:4 compares man's days to a 'passing shadow,' directly paralleling the shadow metaphor in Job's speech.

Ecclesiastes 6:12 asks 'who knows what is good?' and describes life as a shadow, closely echoing Job's themes of ignorance and brevity.

Genesis 47:9 Related theme

In Genesis 47:9, Jacob calls his life a short pilgrimage — echoing the brevity of life as a shadow.

Psalm 39:5 Related theme

In Psalm 39:5, David describes life as a few handbreadths — same fleeting existence theme.