New Living Translation
Job 14:10
10“But when people die, their strength is gone. They breathe their last, and then where are they?
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
8Though its roots have grown old in the earth and its stump decays, 9at the scent of water it will bud and sprout again like a new seedling. “But when people die, their strength is gone. They breathe their last, and then where are they? 11As water evaporates from a lake and a river disappears in drought, 12people are laid to rest and do not rise again. Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up 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 wasn’t I born dead? Why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?
- Job 10:18“‘Why, then, did you deliver me from my mother’s womb? Why didn’t you let me die at birth?
- Job 11:20But the wicked will be blinded. They will have no escape. Their only hope is death.”
- Job 17:13What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness?
- Genesis 49:33When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death.
- Matthew 27:50Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit.
- Acts 5:10Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
- Job 14:12people are laid to rest and do not rise again. Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up nor be roused from their sleep.
- Job 7:7O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again feel happiness.
- Job 19:26And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God!
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.
- Luke 16:22“Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. 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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