Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
If He sets His heart on man, if He gathers to Himself his spirit and his breath,
New American Standard Bible
If He should
King James Version
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
Holman Bible
and withdrew the spirit
International Standard Version
If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life,
A Conservative Version
If he sets his heart upon himself, [if] he gathers his spirit and his breath to himself,
American Standard Version
If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
Amplified
“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
Bible in Basic English
If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,
Darby Translation
If he only thought of himself, and gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
Julia Smith Translation
If he will set his heart to him, he will gather his spirit and his breath to him;
King James 2000
If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
Lexham Expanded Bible
If he should set his heart to it, and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To whom hath he given his heart, for to draw his spirit and breath unto him?
NET Bible
If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,
New Heart English Bible
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
The Emphasized Bible
If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.
Webster
If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath;
World English Bible
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
Youngs Literal Translation
If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
Themes
Favoritism » The lord not respecting persons (not showing favoritism)
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
13 Who has given the earth as a deposit with Him? Or who has set the whole world in order? 14 If He sets His heart on man, if He gathers to Himself his spirit and his breath, 15 all flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again to dust.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 104:29
You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Job 7:17
What is man, that You should magnify him, and that You should set Your heart on him,
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and been blessed;
Isaiah 24:22
And they shall be gathered, as prisoners are gathered in a dungeon. And they shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days they shall be judged.