Job 34:14
If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath;
Webster Bible
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 hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
15All flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
Cross References
Job 7:17What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?
Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Isaiah 24:22And they shall be gathered, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
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 →