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Job 14:10 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Job 14:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 14 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? wasteth: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off”
Job 14:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 14:10
'But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?' Job contrasts nature's cycles (trees sprouting again) with human death's finality. Man 'dieth' (יָמוּת, yamut), 'wasteth away' (וַיֶּחֱלָשׁ, vayechelash—becomes weak, helpless), 'giveth up the ghost' (וַיִּגְוָע, vayigva—expires), and vanishes—'where is he?' (אַיּוֹ, ayyo). This expresses the horror of death's apparent finality from an earthly perspective. Without clear resurrection hope, death seems ultimate loss. Job's lament reveals humanity's deep need for resurrection—a need Christ fulfills (1 Corinthians 15...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 14:10
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“then in my flesh shall I see God”
“he gathered up his feet into the bed”
“but in death”
“O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.”
“and died. The young men came in and found her dead”
“they shall not awake”
“and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died”
“if I have spread my couch in the darkness”
“and yielded up his spirit.”