Job 14:11
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,
- KJV
- As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
- WEB
- As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,
- ASV
- [As] the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;
- DARBY
- The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up:
- BLB
- As waters disappear from the sea, and a river dries up and withers,
- ÅB
- Som vannet minker bort i en sjø, og som en elv etterhvert blir grunnere og tørker ut,
- OTB
- Som vann forsvinner fra havet,
Og en elv blir tørr og uttørket, - B1930
- Som vannet minker bort i en sjø, og som en elv efterhånden blir grunnere og tørker ut,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 19:5
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Read in contextJeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
Read in contextJob 6:15–18
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
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