Job 34:14
If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
Majority Standard Bible
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 charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world?
15all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
Cross References
Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
Psalms 90:3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
Isaiah 24:22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
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 →