Job 14:10
But man dieth, and he is gone! Man expireth, and where is he?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
In Context
9Through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs, like a young plant.
11The waters fail from the lake; And the stream wasteth and drieth up;
Cross References
Job 7:7O remember that my life is a breath; That mine eye shall no more see good!
Job 7:21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, And take away mine iniquity? ((7:22)) For soon shall I sleep in the dust; And, though thou seek me diligently, I shall not be.
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall be wearied out; They shall find no refuge; Their hope is—the breathing forth of life.
Job 17:13Yea, I look to the grave as my home; I have made my bed in darkness.
Job 20:7Yet shall he perish for ever, and be mingled with dust; They who saw him shall say, Where is he?
Matthew Henry on Job 14:8-16
Death Anticipated. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: 12 So man lieth down, and… Read the whole commentary →