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

8If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, 9merely a scent of water will make it sprout and grow branches like a plant. But a human dies and is powerless. A person breathes his last breath, and where is he? 11⌞As⌟ water drains out of a lake, or ⌞as⌟ a river dries up completely, 12so each person lies down and does not rise until the heavens cease to exist. He does not wake up. He is not awakened from his 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 didn’t I die as soon as I was born and breathe my last breath when I came out of the womb?
• Job 10:18“ ‘Why did you take me out of the womb? I wish I had breathed my last breath before anyone had laid eyes on me.
• Job 11:20But the wicked will lose their eyesight. Their escape route will be closed. Their only hope is to take their last breath.”
• Job 17:13If I look for the grave as my home and make my bed in the darkness,
• Genesis 49:33When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet into his bed. He took his last breath and joined his ancestors in death.
• Matthew 27:50Then Jesus loudly cried out once again and gave up his life.
• Acts 5:10Immediately, she dropped dead in front of Peter. When the young men came back, they found Sapphira dead. So they carried her outside and buried her next to her husband.
• Job 14:12so each person lies down and does not rise until the heavens cease to exist. He does not wake up. He is not awakened from his sleep.
• Job 7:7Remember, my life is only a breath, and never again will my eyes see anything good.
• Job 19:26Even after my skin has been stripped off my body, I will see God in my own flesh.
• Proverbs 14:32A wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but even in his death a righteous person has a refuge.
• Luke 16:22“One day the beggar died, and the angels carried him to be with Abraham. 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

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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