New King James Version
Job 14:10
10But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last 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 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
8Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground, 9Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant. But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he? 11As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up, 12So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused 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? Why did I not perish when I came from the womb?
- Job 10:18‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb? Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me!
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they shall not escape, And their hope—loss of life!”
- Job 17:13If I wait for the grave as my house, If I make my bed in the darkness,
- Genesis 49:33And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.
- Matthew 27:50And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
- Acts 5:10Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.
- Job 14:12So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep.
- Job 7:7Oh, remember that my life is a breath! My eye will never again see good.
- Job 19:26And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God,
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
- Luke 16:22So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. 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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