Job 34:15
13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
- KJV
- All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
- WEB
- all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
- ASV
- All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.
- DARBY
- All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
- BLB
- [then] all flesh would perish together, and man would return to the dust.
- ÅB
- da skulle alt kjød oppgi ånden på én gang, og mennesket bli til støv igjen.
- OTB
- ville hele menneskeheten omkomme sammen,
og menneskeheten ville vende tilbake til støv. - B1930
- da skulde alt kjød opgi ånden på én gang, og mennesket bli til støv igjen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:16
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
Read in contextPsalms 90:3–10
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Read in contextJob 30:23
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:4
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
Read in contextJob 10:9
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
Read in contextJob 9:22
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
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