Job 14:15
Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
In Context
16But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;
Cross References
Job 7:21And why dost Thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; and Thou wilt seek me, but I shall not be.
Job 10:8Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me together round about; yet Thou dost destroy me!
Psalms 50:4He calleth to the heavens above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people:
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 →