Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

His spirit departs, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts perish.

King James Version

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Holman Bible

When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.

International Standard Version

When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!

A Conservative Version

His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth. In that very day his thoughts perish.

American Standard Version

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

Amplified


When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.

Bible in Basic English

Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.

Darby Translation

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.

Julia Smith Translation

His spirit shall go forth, he shall turn back to his earth; in that day his thoughts perished.

King James 2000

His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His breath departs; he returns to his plot; on that day his plans perish.

Modern King James verseion

His breath goes forth; he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts perish.

NET Bible

Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

New Heart English Bible

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

The Emphasized Bible

His spirit, goeth forth, he returneth to his ground, In that very day, his thoughts perish.

Webster

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

World English Bible

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

Youngs Literal Translation

His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

to his earth
אדמה 
'adamah 
Usage: 225

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

עשׁתּנה 
`eshtonah 
Usage: 1

References

Morish

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Help

3 Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts perish.
5 How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Jehovah his God!

Cross References

Psalm 104:29

You hide your face, and they are frightened. You take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

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

Genesis 2:7

Jehovah God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The man became a living being.

1 Corinthians 2:6

How is it we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who come to nothing (are doomed to destruction)?

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.

Genesis 6:17

I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens. Every creature that has the breath of life in it, everything on earth will perish.

Job 14:21

His sons are honored and he does not know it. They are brought low and he does not see it.

Job 17:1

My spirit is broken. My days are extinguished. The grave is waiting for me.

Job 17:11

My days are passing by. My plans are broken. My dreams are shattered.

Psalm 33:10

Jehovah nullifies the counsel of the nations. He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

Psalm 90:3

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

Isaiah 2:22

Stop trusting people, whose breath (life) is in their nostrils. How can they be worth anything?

Lamentations 4:20

The breath of our nostrils, Jehovah's anointed have been captured in their pits. We said, Under the shadow we live among the nations.

Daniel 5:23

You lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of his house before you and your lords, wives and concubines. They drank wine from them. You praise the gods of silver and gold, of copper, iron, wood, and stone, which you do not see, nor hear, nor know. You have not glorified the God whose hand holds your breath and life.

Job 14:10

On the other hand man dies and is laid low. He breathes his last and is no more!

Job 27:3

As long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils,

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