Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.

King James Version

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

Holman Bible

When You hide Your face,
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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
סתר 
Cathar 
Usage: 81

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

thou takest away
אסף 
'acaph 
Usage: 199

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

גּוע 
Gava` 
die, give up the ghost, dead, perish, dead
Usage: 24

and return
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

References

American

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence

28 You give it to them, and they gather it up. You open your hand, and they are satisfied with many blessings. 29 You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.
30 You send out your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth.

Cross References

Genesis 3:19

You will eat your food by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground. You came from the ground. For dust you are and to dust you will return.

Job 34:14-15

If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to himself his spirit and his breath,

Psalm 30:7

By your favor, O Jehovah, you made my mountain to stand strong. You hid your face and I was alarmed (dismayed).

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Then the dust will return to the earth as it was. The spirit (life) will return to God who gave it.

Deuteronomy 31:17

My anger will be kindled against them in that day. I will abandon them and hide my face from them. They will be consumed by many evils and troubles. They will say in that day: 'Is it because our God is not among us that these evils have come upon us?'

Psalm 90:3

You turn men back into dust and say: Return, O sons of men!

Psalm 146:4

His spirit (Hebrew: ruach, breath, life) departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish (come to an end).

Job 10:9

Remember that you molded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again?

Job 13:24

Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?

Job 34:29

If God decided to do nothing at all, no one could criticize him. If he hid his face (refused to assist), we would be helpless.

Acts 17:25

Men's hands do not serve him as if he needed anything. He gives life and breath to all.

Romans 8:20-22

For the creation was subject to corruption, not by it's own will but by reason of the one who subjected it on the basis of hope.

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