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?
• 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?
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But when people die, their strength is gone. They breathe their last, and then where are they?

Context of Job 14:10

8Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, 9yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant. But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more. 11As the water of a lake dries up or a riverbed becomes parched and dry, 12so he lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, people will not awake or be roused 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 perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
• Job 10:18“Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before any eye saw me.
• Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
• Job 17:13If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,
• Genesis 49:33When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.
• Matthew 27:50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
• Acts 5:10At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
• Job 14:12so he lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, people will not awake or be roused from their sleep.
• Job 7:7Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.
• Job 19:26And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
• Proverbs 14:32When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
• Luke 16:22“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him 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