Job 14:19

In 11 translations

BSB

as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

KJV

The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.washest…: Heb. overflowest

WEB

The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

ASV

The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.

LSV

Waters have worn away stones, || Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, || And You have destroyed the hope of man.

YLT

Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.

DBY

The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

DRC

Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man.

GNV

As the water breaketh the stones, when thou ouerflowest the things which growe in the dust of ye earth: so thou destroyest ye hope of man.

JPS

The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth; so Thou destroyest the hope of man.

LXXE

The waters wear the stones, and waters falling headlong overflow a heap of the earth: and thou destroyest the hope of man.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֲבָנִ֤ים ׀ שָׁ֥חֲקוּ מַ֗יִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ עֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ וְתִקְוַ֖ת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃

LXX-Br

Λίθους ἐλέαναν ὕδατα, καὶ κατέκλυσεν ὕδατα ὕπτια τοῦ χώματος τῆς γῆς· καὶ ὑπομονὴν ἀνθρώπου ἀπώλεσας.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 7:6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
• Job 19:10He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
• Genesis 7:21–23And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind. Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in…
• Psalms 30:6–7In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.” O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
• Luke 12:19–20Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who…
• Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
• Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

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