Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Holman Bible
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
International Standard Version
When you withdraw your favor, they are disappointed; Take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.
A Conservative Version
Thou hide thy face, they are troubled. Thou take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
American Standard Version
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
Amplified
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
Darby Translation
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt hide thy face, they will tremble: thou wilt take away their spirit, they shall expire and turn back to dust
King James 2000
You hide your face, they are troubled: you take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You hide your face, they are terrified. You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Modern King James verseion
You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But when thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; when thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their dust.
NET Bible
When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.
New Heart English Bible
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed, Thou withdrawest their spirit, They cease to breathe, And, unto their own dust, do they return:
Webster
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
World English Bible
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
Themes
Corruption » Physical decomposition » After death
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Returning to dust
natural Death » Described as » Returning to dust
Interlinear
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Bahal
Ruwach
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
28 They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand. 29 If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust. 30 If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19
With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
Job 34:14-15
If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,
Ecclesiastes 12:7
And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
Deuteronomy 31:17
In that day my wrath will be moved against them, and I will be turned away from them, veiling my face from them, and destruction will overtake them, and unnumbered evils and troubles will come on them; so that in that day they will say, Have not these evils come on us because our God is not with us?
Psalm 146:4
Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.
Job 10:9
O keep in mind that you made me out of earth; and will you send me back again to dust?
Job 13:24
Why is your face veiled from me, as if I was numbered among your haters?
Job 34:29
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Acts 17:25
And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;
Romans 8:20-22
For every living thing was put under the power of change, not by its desire, but by him who made it so, in hope