Job 14:11
The waters run off from the sea, and the river faileth and drieth up:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
In Context
10But man dieth, and lieth powerless: yea, the son of earth departeth—and where is he?
Cross References
Isaiah 19:5And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
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 →