Job 34:14
If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
In Context
13Who set him in charge of the earth? Or who appointed [him] the whole world?
15All flesh together, would cease to breathe, and, the earth-born, unto dust, would return.
Cross References
Job 7:17What is a mortal, that thou shouldst nurture him? Or that thou shouldst fix upon him thy mind?
Psalms 90:3Thou causest man to return unto dust, And hast said—Return, ye sons of Adam!
Isaiah 24:22And they shall be swept together in a crowd, fettered for a pit, And shall be lowered into a dungeon,—And, after many days, shall they be punished.
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 →