God’s Word Translation
Job 14:20
20You overpower him forever, and he passes away. You change his appearance and send him away.
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
18As surely as a mountain falls and rocks are dislodged, 19⌞so⌟ water wears away stone, floods wash away soil from the land, and you destroy a mortal’s hope. You overpower him forever, and he passes away. You change his appearance and send him away. 21His sons are honored, and he doesn’t know it. Or they become unimportant, and he doesn’t realize it. 22He feels only his body’s pain. He is only worried about himself.”
Read all of Job 14Job 14:20 word by word
תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ לָ֭נֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה פָ֝נָ֗יו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 14:20
- Ecclesiastes 8:8No one has the power to prevent the spirit of life from leaving. No one has control over the day of his own death. There is no way to avoid the war ⌞against death⌟. Wickedness will not save wicked people ⌞from dying⌟.
- Job 14:14“If a person dies, will he go on living? I will wait for my relief to come as long as my hard labor continues.
- Job 2:12When they saw him from a distance, they didn’t even recognize him. They cried out loud and wept, and each of them tore his own clothes in grief. They threw dust on their heads.
- Lamentations 4:8Their faces are ⌞now⌟ blacker than soot. No one recognizes them on the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones. It has become as dry as bark.
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
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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
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