Job 34:14

If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

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WEBBE

If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

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;

ASV

If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

BBE

If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

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אִם־ 'im- if H518 יָשִׂים ya·sim he will set H7760 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to it H413 לִבּוֹ li·bo heart his H3820 רוּחוֹ ru·cho spirit his H7307 וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ ve·nish·ma·to and breath his H5397 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to himself H413 יֶאֱסֹף ye·'e·sof he will gather H622

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 10–15

Elihu had showed Job, that God meant him no hurt by afflicting him, but intended his spiritual benefit. Here he shows, that God did him no wrong by afflicting him. If the former did not satisfy him, this ought to silence him. God cannot do wickedness, nor the Almighty commit wrong. If services now go unrewarded, and sins now go unpunished, yet there is a day coming, when God will fully render to every man according to his works. Further, though the believer's final condemnation is done away through the Saviour's ransom, yet he has merited worse than any outward afflictions; so that no wrong is done to him, however he may be tried.

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