Job 34:15
All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
In Context
14If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
16If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
Cross References
Job 9:22It is all one; therefore I said, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
Job 30:23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and into the house of assemblage for all living.
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls [which] 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 →