NASB — Job 14 — KJV

Job Speaks of the Finality of Death

  1aMan°, who is born° of woman°,
  Is Ishort-lived°° and bfull° of turmoil°.
  2aLike a flower° he comes° forth° and withers°.
  He also flees° like ba shadow° and does not remain°.
  3 “You also° aopen° Your eyes° on him
  And bbring° Ihim into judgment° with Yourself.
  4aWho° can make° the clean° out of the unclean°?
  No° one°!
  5 “Since° his days° are determined°,
  The anumber° of his months° is with You;
  And his limits° You have Iset° so that he cannot° pass°.
  6aTurn° Your gaze° from him that he may Irest°,
  Until° he IIfulfills° his day° like a hired° man°.

[1] ILit short of days aJb 5:7 bEc 2:23
[2] aPs 90:5, 6; 103:15; Is 40:6, 7; Jm 1:10; 1P 1:24 bJb 8:9
[3] ISo with some ancient versions; M.T. me aPs 8:4; 144:3 bPs 143:2
[4] aJb 15:14; 25:4; Ps 51:5
[5] ILit made aJb 21:21
[6] ILit cease IILit makes acceptable aJb 7:19; Ps 39:13

  7 ¶ “For there° is hope° for a tree°,
  When° it is cut° down°, that it will sprout° again°,
  And its shoots° will not Ifail°.
  8 “Though° its roots° grow° old° in the ground°
  And its stump° dies° in the dry° soil°,
  9 At the scent° of water° it will flourish°
  And put° forth° sprigs° like° a plant°.
  10 “But aman° dies° and lies° prostrate°.
  Man° bexpires°, and where° is he?
  11 “[As] awater° Ievaporates° from the sea°,
  And a river° becomes° parched° and dried° up,
  12 So aman° lies° down° and does not rise°.
  Until° the heavens° are no° longer°,
  IHe will not awake° nor° be aroused° out of IIhis sleep°.

[7] IOr cease
[10] aJb 3:13; 14:10-15 bJb 13:9
[11] ILit disappears aIs 19:5
[12] ILit They IILit their aJb 3:13

  13 ¶ “Oh°° that You would hide° me in ISheol°,
  That You would conceal° me auntil° Your wrath° returns° [to You],
  That You would set° a limit° for me and remember° me!
  14 “If° a man° dies°, will he live° [again]?
  All° the days° of my struggle° I will wait°
  Until° my change° comes°.
  15 “You will call°, and I will answer° You;
  You will long° for athe work° of Your hands°.
  16 “For now° You anumber° my steps°,
  You do not bobserve° my sin°.
  17 “My transgression° is asealed° up in a bag°,
  And You Iwrap° up my iniquity°.

[13] II.e. the nether world aIs 26:20
[15] aJb 10:3
[16] aJb 31:4; 34:21; Ps 139:1-3; Pv 5:21 bJb 10:6
[17] ILit plaster; or glue together aDt 32:32-34

  18 ¶ “But the falling° mountain° Icrumbles° away°,
  And the rock° moves° from its place°;
  19 Water° wears° away° stones°,
  Its torrents° wash° away° the dust° of the earth°;
  So You adestroy° man’s° hope°.
  20 “You forever° overpower° him and he adeparts°;
  [You] change° his appearance° and send° him away°.
  21 “His sons° achieve° honor°, but ahe does not know° [it];
  Or they become° insignificant°, but he does not perceive° it.
  22 “But his Ibody° pains° him,
  And he mourns° only for himself°.”

[18] ILit withers
[19] aJb 7:6
[20] aJb 4:20; 20:7
[21] aEc 9:5
[22] ILit flesh


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Job intreateth God for favour, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death.

1 ¶ Manº [that is] bornºª of a womanº [is] of fewº days,º and fullº of trouble.º 2 He cometh forthºª like a flower,º and is cut down:ºª he fleethºª also as a shadow,º and continuethºª not.² 3 And² dost thou openºª thine eyesº upon² such an one,º and bringestºª me into judgmentº with² thee? 4 Who² can bringºª a cleanº [thing] out of an unclean?º² not² one.º 5 Seeingº his daysº [are] determined,ºª the numberº of his monthsº [are] with² thee, thou hast appointedºª his boundsº that he cannot² pass;ºª 6 Turnºª from²² him, that he may rest,ºª till² he shall accomplish,ºª as an hireling,º his day.º

[1] Gn 47:9; Jb 5:7; 7:1, 6; 9:25; 15:14; 25:4; Ps 39:5; 51:5; Ec 2:17, 23; Mt 11:11.
[2] 1Ch 29:15; Jb 8:9; 9:25; Ps 90:5; 92:7, 12; 102:11; 103:15; 144:4; Ec 8:13; Is 40:6; Jm 1:10; 4:14; 1P 1:24.
[3] Jb 7:17; 9:19, 32; 13:25, 27; Ps 143:2; 144:3; Ro 3:19.
[4] Gn 5:3; Jb 15:14; 25:4; Ps 51:5; 90:5; Lk 1:35; Jn 3:6; Ro 5:12; 8:8; Ep 2:3.
[5] Jb 7:1; 12:10; 14:14; 21:21; 23:13; Ps 39:4; 104:9, 29; Dn 4:35; 5:26, 30; 9:24; 11:36; Lk 12:20; Ac 17:26; He 9:27; Rv 1:18; 3:7.
[6] Jb 7:1, 16, 19; 10:20; Ps 39:13; Mt 20:1.

Though life once lost be irrecoverable, yet he waiteth for his change.

7 For² there isº hopeº of a tree,º if² it be cut down,ºª that it will sprout² again,¹ª² and that the tender² branch¹ thereof will not² cease.ºª 8 Though² the rootº thereof wax oldºª in the earth,º and the stockº thereof dieºª in the ground;º 9 [Yet] through the scentº² of waterº it will bud,ºª and bring forthºª boughsº like² a plant.º 10 But manº dieth,ºª and wasteth away:ºª yea, manº giveth up the ghost,ºª and where² [is] he? 11 [As] the watersº failºª from² the sea,º and the floodº decayethºª and drieth up:ºª 12 So manº lieth down,ºª and risethºª not:² till² the heavensº [be] no more,º they shall not² awake,ºª nor² be raised² out¹ª of their sleep.º² 13 O that¹ª² thou wouldest² hideºª me in the grave,º that thou wouldest keep me secret,ºª until² thy wrathº be past,ºª that thou wouldest appointºª me a set time,º and rememberºª me! 14 If² a manº die,ºª shall he liveºª [again]? all² the daysº of my appointed timeº will I wait,ºª till² my changeº come.ºª 15 Thou shalt call,ºª and I² will answerºª thee: thou wilt have a desireºª to the workº of thine hands.º

[7] Jb 14:14; 19:10; Is 11:1; 27:6; Dn 4:15, 23.
[8] Is 26:19; Jn 12:24; 1Co 15:36.
[9] Ezk 17:3, 22; 19:10; Ro 11:17.
[10] Gn 49:33; Jb 3:11; 7:7; 10:18; 11:20; 14:12; 17:13; 19:26; Pv 14:32; Mt 27:50; Lk 16:22; Ac 5:10.
[11] Jb 6:15; Jr 15:18.
[12] Jb 3:13; 7:21; 10:21; 19:25; 30:23; Ps 102:26; Ec 3:19; 12:5; Is 26:19; 51:6; 65:17; 66:22; Dn 12:2; Mt 24:35; Jn 11:11; Ac 3:21; Ro 8:20; Ep 5:14; 1Th 4:14; 2P 3:7, 10; Rv 20:11; 21:1.
[13] Gn 8:1; Jb 3:17; Ps 106:4; Is 12:1; 26:20; 57:1; Mk 13:32; Lk 23:42; Ac 1:7; 17:31.
[14] Jb 7:1; 13:15; 14:5; 19:25; 42:16; Ps 27:14; 40:1; Lm 3:25; Ezk 37:1; Mt 22:29; Jn 5:28; Ac 26:8; 1Co 15:42, 51; Php 3:21; 1Th 4:14; Jm 5:7; Rv 20:13.
[15] Jb 7:21; 10:3, 8; 13:22; Ps 50:4; 138:8; 1Th 4:17; 1P 4:19; 1Jn 2:28.

By sin the creature is subject to corruption.

16 For² now² thou numberestºª my steps:º dost thou not² watchºª over² my sin?º 17 My transgressionº [is] sealed upºª in a bag,º and thou sewest upºª² mine iniquity.º 18 And surelyº the mountainº fallingºª cometh to nought,ºª and the rockº is removedºª out of his place.º² 19 The watersº wearºª the stones:º thou washest awayºª the things which growº [out] of the dustº of the earth;º and thou destroyestºª the hopeº of man.º 20 Thou prevailestºª for everº against him, and he passeth:ºª thou changestºª his countenance,º and sendest him away.ºª 21 His sonsº come to honour,ºª and he knowethºª [it] not;² and they are brought low,ºª but he perceivethºª [it] not² of them.² 22 But² his fleshº upon² him shall have pain,ºª and his soulº within² him shall mourn.ºª

[16] Jb 10:6, 14; 13:27; 31:4; 33:11; 34:21; Ps 56:6; 139:1; Pv 5:21; Jr 32:19.
[17] Dt 32:34; Jb 21:19; Ho 13:12.
[18] Jb 18:4; Ps 102:25; Is 40:12; 41:15; 54:10; 64:1; Jr 4:24; Mt 27:51; Rv 6:14; 8:8; 20:11.
[19] Gn 6:17; 7:21; Jb 19:10; 27:8; Ps 30:6; Ezk 37:11; Lk 12:19.
[20] Jb 2:12; 14:14; Ec 8:8; Lm 4:8.
[21] 1S 4:20; Ps 39:6; Ec 2:18; 9:5; Is 39:7; 63:16.
[22] Jb 19:20, 22, 26; 33:19; Pv 14:32; Lk 16:23.


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