Job 34:15
everyone would die immediately, and their corpses would soon become dirt again.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
In Context
14If he would take his spirit back to himself,
16“So, Job, if you say that you understand everything, listen to what I am saying.
Cross References
Job 9:22But it doesn’t matter, because God will get rid of all of us, both those who are innocent and those who are wicked.
Job 30:23I know that he will cause me to die, which is what happens to everyone [MTY] who is alive.
Ecclesiastes 12:7Then our corpses will decay and become dirt again, and our spirits will return to God, the one who gave us our spirits.
Isaiah 57:16I will not accuse people forever; I will not always be angry with them, because if I did that, people would become weak/discouraged; all the people whom I created and caused to live would die.
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 →