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Job Laments the Finality of Death

Job 14:14

In 11 translations

BSB
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.Or my change or my relief
KJV
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
WEB
If a man dies, will he live again? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release should come.
ASV
If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.
LSV
If a man dies—does he revive? All [the] days of my warfare I wait, until my change comes.
YLT
If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
DBY
(If a man die, shall he live [again]?) all the days of my time of toil would I wait, till my change should come:
DRC
Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come.
GNV
If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of mine appointed time will I waite, till my changing shall come.
JPS
If a man die, may he live again? All the days of my service would I wait, till my relief should come —
LXXE
For if a man should die, shall he live again, having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I exist again?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אִם־יָמ֥וּת גֶּ֗בֶר הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־בּ֝֗וֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃
LXX-Br
Ἐὰν γὰρ ἀποθάνῃ ἄνθρωπος, ζήσεται συντελέσας ἡμέρας τοῦ βίου αὐτοῦ· ὑπομενῶ ἕως πάλιν γένωμαι;

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:51–52Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we…
  • Job 7:1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
  • Acts 26:8Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
  • Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
  • Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
  • Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
  • John 5:28–29Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection…
  • Job 14:5Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
  • Revelation 20:13The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.
  • Job 42:16After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
  • Ezekiel 37:1–14The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of…
  • Matthew 22:29–32Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.…
  • Psalms 40:1–2I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
  • James 5:7–8Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because…
  • 1 Corinthians 15:42–44So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural…
  • Lamentations 3:25–26The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

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