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Job Speaks of the Finality of Death | ||||
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| 1 "Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil. | 1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. | 1 "A person who is born of a woman is short-lived and is full of trouble. | 1 "Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. | 1 Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. | 2 "Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain. | 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. | 2 He comes up like a flower; then he withers. He is like a fleeting shadow; he doesn't stay long. | 2 He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue. | 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. | 3 "You also open Your eyes on him And bring him into judgment with Yourself. | 3 And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? | 3 You observe this and call me to account to you. | 3 Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you? | 3 Yet dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? | 4 "Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one! | 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. | 4 "If only an unclean person could become clean! It's not possible. | 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one. | 4 Who can bring a clean man out of the unclean? Not one! | 5 "Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass. | 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; | 5 If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it. | 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can't pass; | 5 If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass, | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 "Turn Your gaze from him that he may rest, Until he fulfills his day like a hired man. | 6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. | 6 Look away from him, and he will cease to be. Meanwhile, he loves life as a laborer loves work. | 6 Look away from him, that he may rest, until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. | 6 Look away from him; and let him rest, till he accomplish, as a hireling, his day. | 7 "For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail. | 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. | 7 There is hope for a tree when it is cut down. It will sprout again. Its shoots will not stop sprouting. | 7 "For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease. | 7 For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease; | 8 "Though its roots grow old in the ground And its stump dies in the dry soil, | 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; | 8 If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, | 8 Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground, | 8 Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground, | 9 At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant. | 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. | 9 merely a scent of water will make it sprout and grow branches like a plant. | 9 yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. | 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a young plant. | 10 "But man dies and lies prostrate. Man expires, and where is he? | 10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? | 10 But a human dies and is powerless. A person breathes his last breath, and where is he? | 10 But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he? | 10 But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he? | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "As water evaporates from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dried up, | 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: | 11 [As] water drains out of a lake, or [as] a river dries up completely, | 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up, | 11 The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up: | 12 So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep. | 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. | 12 so each person lies down and does not rise until the heavens cease to exist. He does not wake up. He is not awakened from his sleep. | 12 so man lies down and doesn't rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep. | 12 So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep. | 13 "Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me! | 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! | 13 I wish you would hide me in Sheol and keep me hidden there until your anger cools. Set a specific time for me when you will remember me. | 13 "Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret, until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me! | 13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret until thine anger be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, 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. | 14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. | 14 "If a person dies, will he go on living? I will wait for my relief to come as long as my hard labor continues. | 14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare would I wait, until my release should come. | 14 (If a man die, shall he live again?) all the days of my time of toil would I wait, till my change should come: | 15 "You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands. | 15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. | 15 You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the person your hands have made. | 15 You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands. | 15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 "For now You number my steps, You do not observe my sin. | 16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? | 16 Though now you count my steps, you will not keep [a record of] my sins. | 16 But now you number my steps. Don't you watch over my sin? | 16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? | 17 "My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You wrap up my iniquity. | 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. | 17 My disobedience will be closed up in a bag, and you will cover over my sins. | 17 My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity. | 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou heapest up mine iniquity. | 18 "But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place; | 18 And surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. | 18 As surely as a mountain falls and rocks are dislodged, | 18 "But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place; | 18 And indeed a mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place; | 19 Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy man's hope. | 19 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. | 19 [so] water wears away stone, floods wash away soil from the land, and you destroy a mortal's hope. | 19 The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man. | 19 The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. | 20 "You forever overpower him and he departs; You change his appearance and send him away. | 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. | 20 You overpower him forever, and he passes away. You change his appearance and send him away. | 20 You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away. | 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 "His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it. | 21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. | 21 His sons are honored, and he doesn't know it. Or they become unimportant, and he doesn't realize it. | 21 His sons come to honor, and he doesn't know it. They are brought low, but he doesn't perceive it of them. | 21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not. | 22 "But his body pains him, And he mourns only for himself." | 22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. | 22 He feels only his body's pain. He is only worried about himself." You Are Speaking Sinfully, Job | 22 But his flesh on him has pain, and his soul within him mourns." | 22 But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself. |
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