Job 14:15

Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee,—For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

In Context

14If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come:—

16For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:

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Cross References

Job 7:21And why wilt thou not remove my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For, now, in the dust, should I lie down, and thou shouldst seek me diligently, and I should not be.

Job 10:8Thine own hands, shaped me, and made me, all in unison round about, and yet thou hast confounded me.

Psalms 50:4He calleth, Unto the heavens above, And unto the earth, That he may judge his people.

1 Thessalonians 4:17After that, we, the living who are left, together with them, shall be caught away, in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:—and, thus, evermore, with the Lord, shall we be!

1 John 2:28And, now, dear children, abide ye in him, in order that, if he be made manifest, we may have boldness, and not be shamed away from him by his presence.

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 →

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