Job 14

¹ Man being born of woman is short of days and full of disquiet

¹ Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

¹ “^(A)Man, who is born of woman,Is ^(a)short-lived and ^(B)full of turmoil.

¹ Man born of womanis short of days and full of trouble.^(A)

¹ Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.

³ Also upon this one didst thou open thine eyes? and wilt thou bring Me into judgment with thee?

³ And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

³ “You also ^(E)open Your eyes on himAnd ^(F)bring ^(b)him into judgment with Yourself.

³ Do You really take notice of one like this?Will You bring me into judgment against You?^(a)(C)

³ Indeed, have you opened your eyes on one like this to bring me into a legal fight with you?

⁵ If his days are determined, the number of his months with thee; thou madest his limit; he shall not pass over.

⁵ Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

⁵ “Since his days are determined,The ^(H)number of his months is with You;And his limits You have ^(c)set so that he cannot pass.

⁵ Since man’s days are determinedand the number of his months depends on You,and since You have set^(b) limits he cannot pass,^(D)

⁵ Since his days have been determined, the number of his months is known to you. You've set his limit and he cannot exceed it.

⁷ For there is hope for a tree if it shall be cut down, and it shall yet revive, and its suckers shall not cease.

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.

⁷ “For there is hope for a tree,When it is cut down, that it will sprout again,And its shoots will not ^(f)fail.

⁷ There is hope for a tree:If it is cut down, it will sprout again,and its shoots will not die.

⁷ "There is hope for the tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots won't stop growing.

⁹ From the smell of water it will break forth, and make foliage as a plant

⁹ Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

⁹ At the scent of water it will flourishAnd put forth sprigs like a plant.

⁹ the smell of water makes it thriveand produce twigs like a sapling.^(F)

⁹ the presence of water will make it to bud so that it sprouts new branches like a young plant.

¹¹ The waters departed from the sea, and the river will be wasted and dried up;

¹¹ As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

¹¹ “As ^(L)water ^(g)evaporates from the sea,And a river becomes parched and dried up,

¹¹ As water disappears from the seaand a river becomes parched and dry,

¹¹ As water disappears from the sea, or water evaporates from a river,

¹³ Who will give thou wilt hide me in hades? wilt thou cover me till the turning away of thine anger? wilt thou set for me a limit, and wilt thou remember me?

¹³ O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

¹³ “Oh that You would hide me in ^(j)Sheol,That You would conceal me ^(N)until Your wrath returns to You,That You would set a limit for me and remember me!

¹³ If only You would hide me in Sheol^(H)and conceal me until Your anger^(I) passes.If only You would appoint a time for meand then remember me.

¹³ "Won't you keep me safe in the afterlife? Conceal me until your anger subsides. Set an appointment for me, then remember me.

¹⁵ Thou shalt call and I will answer thee: thou wilt long for the work of thy hands.

¹⁵ Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

¹⁵ “You will call, and I will answer You;You will long for ^(O)the work of Your hands.

¹⁵ You would call, and I would answer You.You would long for the work of Your hands.^(L)

¹⁵ You'll call and I'll answer you; you'll long for your creatures that your hands have made.

¹⁷ My transgression is sealed up in a purse, and thou wilt patch upon mine iniguity.

¹⁷ My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

¹⁷ “My transgression is ^(R)sealed up in a bag,And You ^(k)wrap up my iniquity.

¹⁷ My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag,and You would cover over my iniquity.

¹⁷ My transgressions would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sins.

¹⁹ The waters rubbed the stones: thou wilt overflow the flowings of the dust of the earth; and thou didst destroy the hope of man.

¹⁹ The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

¹⁹ Water wears away stones,Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;So You ^(S)destroy man’s hope.

¹⁹ as water wears away stonesand torrents wash away the soil from the land,so You destroy a man’s hope.^(O)

¹⁹ Water wears away stones; floods wash away topsoil from the land but you destroy the hope of human beings just like that!

²¹ His sons will be honored and he knew not: they will be brought low, and he will not understand for them.

²¹ His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

²¹ “His sons achieve honor, but ^(U)he does not know it;Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.

²¹ If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.^(P)

²¹ "If his children are honored, he doesn't know it; if they become insignificant, he never perceives it.