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Elihu Confirms God’s Justice

Job 34:14

In 11 translations

BSB
If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
KJV
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;man: Heb. him
WEB
If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
ASV
If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
LSV
If He sets His heart on him, || [If] He gathers His Spirit and His breath to Himself,
YLT
If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
DBY
If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
DRC
If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself.
GNV
If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,
JPS
If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;
LXXE
For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself;

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Original-language editions

WLC
אִם־יָשִׂ֣ים אֵלָ֣יו לִבּ֑וֹ רוּח֥וֹ וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ אֵלָ֥יו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃
LXX-Br
Εἰ γὰρ βούλοιτο συνέχειν, καὶ τὸ σνεῦμα παρʼ αὐτῷ κατασχεῖν,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 104:29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
  • Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
  • Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
  • Isaiah 24:22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.

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