Job 34:15
all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
Majority Standard Bible
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 to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
16If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
Cross References
Job 9:22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
Job 30:23Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Isaiah 57:16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life 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 →