Job 14:19

The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18And indeed a mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;

20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him.

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Cross References

Genesis 7:21And all flesh that moved on the earth expired, fowl as well as cattle, and beasts, and all crawling things which crawl on the earth, and all mankind:

Job 17:15And where is then my hope? yea, my hope, who shall see it?

Job 27:8For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when God taketh away his soul?

Ezekiel 37:11And he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off!

Matthew Henry on Job 14:17-22

Complainings of Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. 18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. 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. 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him… Read the whole commentary →

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