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Job 14:19 — Meaning and Application
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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. "
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.
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.
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
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Job 14:1
"Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble."
Job 14:2
"He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth"
Job 14:3
"And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment"
Job 14:4
"Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one."
Job 14:5
"Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;"
Job 14:6
"Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day."
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