Job 34:14

For if he would confine, 1 And restrain his spirit with himself; 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

In Context

13And who is he that made the whole world under heaven, 1 And all things therein? 1

15All flesh would die together, 1 And every mortal would return to the earth, whence also he was formed. 1

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Cross References

Job 7:17For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? 1 Or that thou givest heed to him? 1

Psalms 90:3For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters, 1 From every troublesome matter. 1

Isaiah 24:22And they shall gather the multitude thereof into prisons, and they shall shut them into a stronghold: after many generations they shall be visited.

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 →

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