Job 34:15
All flesh would perish together, and the son of earth would return again unto dust.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
In Context
14If he were to set his heart upon man, he would gather unto himself his spirit and his breath:
16If then thou wishest to understand, hear this: give ear to the sound of my words.
Cross References
Job 9:22One thing is [certain], therefore have I said it, The innocent and the wicked he bringeth to their end.
Job 30:23For I know that thou wilt bring me back to death, and to the house of assembly for all the living.
Ecclesiastes 12:7When the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return unto God who gave it.—
Isaiah 57:16For not to eternity will I contend, neither will I be for ever wroth: when the spirit from before me is overwhelmed, 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 →