Key Verse Spotlight
Job 14:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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}”
Job 14:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
My transgression {is} sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. {cometh...: Heb. fadeth}
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}
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth {it} not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth {it} not of them.
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