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Job 14:13-22
English Standard Version
Job 14:13-22
English Standard Version
13 Oh that you would (A)hide me in (B)Sheol,
that you would (C)conceal me (D)until your wrath be past,
that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14 If a man dies, shall he live again?
All the days of my (E)service I would (F)wait,
till my renewal[a] should come.
15 You would (G)call, and I would answer you;
you would long for the (H)work of your hands.
16 For then you would (I)number my steps;
you would not keep (J)watch over my sin;
17 my transgression would be (K)sealed up in a bag,
and you would cover over my iniquity.
18 “But the mountain falls and (L)crumbles away,
and (M)the rock is removed from its place;
19 the waters wear away the stones;
the torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
so you destroy the hope of man.
20 You prevail forever against him, and he passes;
you change his countenance, and send him away.
21 His sons come to honor, and he (N)does not know it;
they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
22 He feels only the pain of his own body,
and he mourns only for himself.”
Footnotes
- Job 14:14 Or relief
Job 14:13-22
New International Version
Job 14:13-22
New International Version
13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(A)
and conceal me till your anger has passed!(B)
If only you would set me a time
and then remember(C) me!(D)
14 If someone dies, will they live again?
All the days of my hard service(E)
I will wait for my renewal[a](F) to come.
15 You will call and I will answer you;(G)
you will long for the creature your hands have made.(H)
16 Surely then you will count my steps(I)
but not keep track of my sin.(J)
17 My offenses will be sealed(K) up in a bag;(L)
you will cover over my sin.(M)
18 “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles(N)
and as a rock is moved from its place,(O)
19 as water wears away stones
and torrents(P) wash away the soil,(Q)
so you destroy a person’s hope.(R)
20 You overpower them once for all, and they are gone;(S)
you change their countenance and send them away.(T)
21 If their children are honored, they do not know it;
if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.(U)
22 They feel but the pain of their own bodies(V)
and mourn only for themselves.(W)”
Footnotes
- Job 14:14 Or release
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