Parallel Verses
NET Bible
When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to 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.
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.
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.
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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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 You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food. 29 When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust. 30 When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."
Job 34:14-15
If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,
Psalm 30:7
O Lord, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life's breath returns to God who gave it.
Deuteronomy 31:17
At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, 'Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us?'
Psalm 90:3
You make mankind return to the dust, and say, "Return, O people!"
Psalm 146:4
Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
Job 10:9
Remember that you have made me as with the clay; will you return me to dust?
Job 13:24
Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?
Job 34:29
But if God is quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet he is over the individual and the nation alike,
Acts 17:25
nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.
Romans 8:20-22
For the creation was subjected to futility -- not willingly but because of God who subjected it -- in hope