Job 34:14
If he were to set his heart upon man, he would gather unto himself his spirit and his breath:
Leeser Tanakh
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 hath given him a charge concerning the earth? or who hath intrusted [him] the whole world?
15All flesh would perish together, and the son of earth would return again unto dust.
Cross References
Job 7:17What is the mortal, that thou shouldst make him great? and that thou shouldst direct thy heart toward him?
Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to contrition, and sayest, Return ye children of men.
Isaiah 24:22And they shall be gathered in heaps, as prisoners, in the prison, and shall be shut up in the dungeon, and thus 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 →