Job 14:19

Job 14:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
• New International Version (NIV)as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of man.
• New Living Translation (NLT)as water wears away the stones and floods wash away the soil, so you destroy people’s hope.

Context of Job 14:19

17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity. 18“But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place; As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man. 20You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away. 21His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.

Job 14:19 word by word

אֲבָנִ֤ים׀ שָׁ֥חֲקוּ מַ֗יִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ עֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ וְתִקְוַ֖ת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• wearשָׁחַקshâchaq · to beatH7833
• the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• thou washest awayשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• the things which growסָפִיחַsâphîyach · outpouringH5599
• of the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and thou destroyestאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• the hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• of manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Job 14:19

• Genesis 6:17And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
• Genesis 7:21And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.
• Job 19:10He breaks me down on every side, And I am gone; My hope He has uprooted like a tree.
• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?
• Psalms 30:6Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”
• Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’
• Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’

Commentaries on Job 14:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The waters wear the stones - Even the common stones are affected in the same way. Were even earthquakes and violent concussions of nature wanting, the action of water, either running over them as a stream, or even falling upon them in drops, will wear these stones. Hence the proverb: - Gutta cavat lapidem non vi sed saepe cadendo. "Constant droppings will make a hole in a flint." , ̔ , ,<-144 '̔ . "From frequent dropping, as the proverb says, perpetually…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The waters wear the stones - By their constant attrition they wear away even the hard rocks, and they disappear, and return no more. The sense is, that constant changes are going on in nature, and man resembles those objects which are removed to appear no more, and not the productions of the vegetable world that spring up again. It is possible that there may also be included the idea here, that the patience, constancy, firmness, and life of any man must…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. 1919. The Hebrew order is more forcible: "Stones themselves are worn away by water." things which grow out of--rather, "floods wash away the dust of the earth." There is a gradation from "mountains" to "rocks" (Job 14:18), then "stones," then last "dust of the earth"; thus the solid mountain at last disappears utterly.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 14:19

• Death

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• Awake
• Born
• Change
• Clean
• Plow
• Raise
• Sew
• Stock
• Wait
• Waste

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