Job 14:11

As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,

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WEBBE

As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,

BSB

As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,

KJV

As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

ASV

[As] the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;

BBE

The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry;

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אָזְלוּ־ 'a·ze·lu- they disappear H235 מַיִם ma·yim waters H4325 מִנִּי־ mi·ni- from H4480 יָם yam [the] sea H3220 וְנָהָר ve·na·har and a river H5104 יֶחֱרַב ye·che·rav it dries up H2717 וְיָבֵשׁ ve·ya·vesh and it is dry H3001

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–15

Though a tree is cut down, yet, in a moist situation, shoots come forth, and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is for ever removed from his place in this world. The life of man may fitly be compared to the waters of a land flood, which spread far, but soon dry up. All Job's expressions here show his belief in the great doctrine of the resurrection. Job's friends proving miserable comforters, he pleases himself with the expectation of a change. If our sins are forgiven, and our hearts renewed to holiness, heaven will be the rest of our souls, while our bodies are hidden in the grave from the malice of our enemies, feeling no more pain from our corruptions, or our corrections.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.