Job 14:20

Job 14:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
• New International Version (NIV)You overpower them once for all, and they are gone; you change their countenance and send them away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You prevail forever against him, and he passes; you change his countenance, and send him away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.

Context of Job 14:20

18“But as a mountain, if it falls, crumbles into nothing, And as the rock is moved from its place, 19Water wears away the stones, Its floods and torrents wash away the soil of the earth, So You [O Lord] destroy the hope of man. You prevail forever against him and overpower him, and he passes on; You change his appearance and send him away [from the presence of the living]. 21His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it; They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it. 22But his body [lamenting its decay] grieves in pain over it, And his soul mourns over [the loss of] himself.”

Job 14:20 word by word

תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ לָ֭נֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה פָ֝נָ֗יו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou prevailestתָּקֵףtâqaph · to prevailH8630
• for everנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• against him, and he passethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• thou changestשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• his countenanceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and sendest him awayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

Cross-references for Job 14:20

• Ecclesiastes 8:8There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind, Nor does he have authority over the day of death; There is no discharge [from service] during time of war, And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.
• Job 14:14If a man dies, will he live again? I will wait all the days of my struggle Until my change and release will come.
• Job 2:12When they looked from a distance and did not recognize him [because of his disfigurement], they raised their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe [in grief] and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky [in sorrow].
• Lamentations 4:8Their appearance is [now] blacker than soot [because of the prolonged famine]; They are not recognized in the streets; Their skin clings to their bones; It is withered, and it has become [dry] like wood.

Commentaries on Job 14:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Thou prevailest for ever against him - It is impossible for him to withstand thee: every stroke of thine brings him down. Thou changest his countenance - Probably an allusion to the custom of covering the face, when the person was condemned, and sending him away to execution. See the case of Haman, in the note on Esther, Esther 7:8; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Thou prevailest forever against him - Thou dost always show that thou art stronger than he is. He never shows that he is able to contend with God. And he passeth - He cannot stand before thee, but is vanquished, and passes off the stage of being. Thou changest his countenance - Possibly the allusion is to the change produced by death. The countenance that glowed with health and was flushed with beauty and hope - blooming as the rose - is made pale as the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Job's faith and hope spake, and grace appeared to revive; but depravity again prevailed. He represents God as carrying matters to extremity against him. The Lord must prevail against all who contend with him. God may send disease and pain, we may lose all comfort in those near and dear to us, every hope of earthly happiness may be destroyed, but God will receive the believer into realms of eternal happiness. But what a change awaits the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. prevailest--dost overpower by superior strength. passeth--dieth. changest countenance--the change in the visage at death. Differently (Da 5:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 14:20

• Death

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Born
• Change
• Clean
• Plow
• Raise
• Sew
• Stock
• Wait
• Waste

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