Job 14:11

The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry;

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In The King James Version

As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

In Context

10But man comes to his death and is gone: he gives up his spirit, and where is he?

12So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.

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Cross References

Isaiah 19:5And the waters of the sea will be cut off, and the river will become dry and waste:

Matthew Henry on Job 14:8-16

Death Anticipated. ( b. c. 1520.) 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. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; 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? 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: 12 So man lieth down, and… Read the whole commentary →

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