Job 14:10

Job 14:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
• New International Version (NIV)But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he?

Context of Job 14:10

8Though its roots grow old in the earth And its stump dies in the dry soil, 9Yet at the scent of water [the stump of the tree] will flourish And bring forth sprigs and shoots like a seedling. But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down; Man breathes his last, and where is he? 11As water evaporates from the sea, And a river drains and dries up, 12So man lies down and does not rise [again]. Until the heavens are no longer, The dead will not awake nor be raised from their sleep.

Job 14:10 word by word

וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• diethמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and wasteth awayחָלַשׁchâlash · to weakenH2522
• yea, manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• giveth up the ghostגָּוַעgâva‛ · to dieH1478

Cross-references for Job 14:10

• Job 3:11“Why did I not die at birth, Come forth from the womb and expire?
• Job 10:18‘Why then did You bring me out of the womb? Would that I had perished and no eye had seen me!
• Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they will not escape [the justice of God]; And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”
• Job 17:13But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home, If I make my bed in the darkness,
• Genesis 49:33When Jacob (Israel) had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].
• Matthew 27:50And Jesus cried out again with a loud [agonized] voice, and gave up His spirit [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan].
• Acts 5:10And at once she fell down at his feet and died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
• Job 14:12So man lies down and does not rise [again]. Until the heavens are no longer, The dead will not awake nor be raised from their sleep.
• Job 7:7“Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh]; My eye will not see good again.
• Job 19:26Even after my [mortal] skin is destroyed [by death], Yet from my [immortal] flesh I will see God,
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing, But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.
• Luke 16:22Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried.

Commentaries on Job 14:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10But man dieth - No human being ever can spring from the dead body of man; that wasteth away, corrupts, and is dissolved; for the man dies; and when he breathes out his last breath, and his body is reduced to dust, then, where is he? There is a beautiful verse in the Persian poet Khosroo, that is not unlike this saying of Job: - "I went towards the burying ground, and wept To think of the departure of friends which were captives to death; I said, Where are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10But man dieth and wasteth away - Margin, “Is weakened, or cut off.” The Hebrew word (חלשׁ châlash ) means to overthrow, prostrate, discomfit; and hence, to be weak, frail, or waste away. The Septuagint renders it ̓̀ ̀ ́ ̓́ͅ Anēr de teleutēsas ōcheto - “man dying goes away.” Herder renders it,” his power is gone.” The idea is, he entirely vanishes. He leaves nothing to sprout up again. There is no germ; no shoot; no living root; no seminal principle…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Though a tree is cut down, yet, in a moist situation, shoots come forth, and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is for ever removed from his place in this world. The life of man may fitly be compared to the waters of a land flood, which spread far, but soon dry up. All Job's expressions here show his belief in the great doctrine of the resurrection. Job's friends proving miserable comforters, he pleases…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. man ... man--Two distinct Hebrew words are here used; Geber, a mighty man: though mighty, he dies. Adam, a man of earth: because earthly, he gives up the ghost. wasteth--is reduced to nothing: he cannot revive in the present state, as the tree does. The cypress and pine, which when cut down do not revive, were the symbols of death among the Romans.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 14:10

• Death
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In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Job 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings