Job 34:14
If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
In Context
13Who gave Him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?
15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust.
Cross References
Job 7:17What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, and that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,
Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to contrition; and sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.'
Isaiah 24:22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the dungeon, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be punished.
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 →