Job 14:19 — Bible Verse (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.”
Job 14:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 14:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 14:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.”
Job 14:19 — World English Bible
Job 14:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.”
Job 14:19 — American Standard Version
Job 14:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.”
Job 14:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 14:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. ”
Job 14:19 — Darby Translation
Job 14:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Job 14:19 — Geneva Bible
Job 14:19 in Context — Job 14
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
19 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.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
What Does Job 14:19 Mean?
Job 14:19 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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