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 King James Version (NKJV)As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.

Context of Job 14:19

17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up my iniquity. 18And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place. 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. 20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. 21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

Job 14:19 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for Job 14:19

• Genesis 6:17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is on the earth shall die.
• Genesis 7:21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
• Job 19:10He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and my hope hath he removed like a tree.
• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
• Psalms 30:6And 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: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off on our part.
• Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thy 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

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• 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