Job 14:11
As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
In Context
10But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
Cross References
Isaiah 19:5The waters will fail from the sea, and the river will be wasted and become dry.
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 →