New English Translation
Job 14:10
10But man dies and is powerless; he expires – and where is he?
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
8Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil, 9at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant. But man dies and is powerless; he expires – and where is he? 11As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up, 12so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
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וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 14:10
- Job 3:11“Why did I not die at birth, and why did I not expire as I came out of the womb?
- Job 10:18“Why then did you bring me out from the womb? I should have died and no eye would have seen me!
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”
- Job 17:13If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
- Genesis 49:33When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last breath, and went to his people.
- Matthew 27:50Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
- Acts 5:10At once she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
- Job 14:12so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
- Job 7:7Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.
- Job 19:26And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God,
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
- Luke 16:22“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. 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
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