Job 34:15
all flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again to dust.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
In Context
14If he sets his heart upon himself, [if] he gathers his spirit and his breath to himself,
16If now [thou be] understanding, hear this. Hearken to the voice of words.
Cross References
Job 9:22It is all one thing. Therefore I say, He destroys the perfect and the wicked.
Job 30:23For I know that thou will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry, for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:11-16
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 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;… Read the whole commentary →