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Job 34:14
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If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath,
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
If he sets his heart on himself, [If] he gathers to himself his spirit and his breath;
If God should decide to take away life and breath,
If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,
If he should set his heart upon man, [if] he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath;
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath;
"If God should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath,
If God dressith his herte to hym, he schal drawe to hym silf his spirit and blast.
If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
If God took back the breath that he breathed into us,
If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,
If he were to take back man's heart to himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and breath;
If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
If God decided to take away his spirit and the breath of life he gave us,
If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;
If he set his heart vpon man, if he gather vnto himselfe his spirit and his breath;
If He should take back His spirit and His breath,
If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath,
If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,
If he should turn his heart against man, mans spirit and his breath will be gathered to him.
If God took back the breath of life,
If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.
If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself.
If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath,
If he set his heart vpon [man] and gather vnto hym selfe his spirite and his breath,
For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself;
If he put his mind to itand withdrew the spirit and breath he gave,
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath;
If he should set his heart to it, and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,
If He sets His heart on him, if He gathers his Spirit and his breath to Himself,
If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
To whom hath he geuen his herte, for to drawe his sprete and breth vnto him?
"If He were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself,
If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
"If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
If He should set His heart on it,If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
set: Job 7:17, Job 9:4
upon man: Heb. upon him
he gather: Psalms 104:29, Isaiah 24:22
Reciprocal: Exodus 9:21 - regarded not Numbers 17:13 - consumed 1 Kings 17:17 - that there was 2 Chronicles 11:16 - set Job 1:8 - considered Job 9:3 - he will contend Job 12:10 - the breath Psalms 90:3 - Thou Ecclesiastes 8:8 - is no Ecclesiastes 12:7 - dust Isaiah 40:15 - the nations Isaiah 42:5 - he that giveth Isaiah 43:13 - I will work Isaiah 57:16 - the souls Daniel 4:35 - all Daniel 5:23 - in whose Acts 17:25 - seeing James 2:26 - as
Cross-References
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord , in Hebron.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If he set his heart upon man,.... Not his love and affections; though there are some he does in this sense set his heart on, and whose souls at death he gathers to himself, but with this sense the next verse will not agree; but to destroy him, as Jarchi adds by way of explanation; if he gives his mind to it, is set upon it and resolved to do it, none can hinder him; or sets himself against him in an hostile way, the issue must be entire ruin and destruction to the race of men; but it is plain this is not the case, or otherwise all must have perished long ago: or if he severely marks the ways and works of men, and deals with them according to the strictness of his justice, which yet he might do without any charge of injustice, none could stand before him; but this he does not, so far is he from any injustice, or any appearance of it;
[if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; not his own spirit and breath, drawing in and retaining that within himself, and withholding the influence of it from his creatures, which the Septuagint version seems to favour; but the spirit and breath of man, which are of God, and which, as he gives, he can gather when he pleases. The spirit or rational soul of man is put in him by the Lord; this at death is separated from the body, yet dies not with it, but is gathered to the Lord: and the breath which he breathes into man, and is in his nostrils, and which, as he gives, he can take away, and then man dies. But in doing this he does no injustice; indeed, should he in anger and resentment rise up and deal thus with men in general, the consequence must be as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
If he set his heart upon man - Margin, as in Hebrew “upon him” - meaning “man.” That is, if he fixes his attention particularly on him, or should form a purpose in regard him. The argument seems to be tbis. “If God wished such a thing, and should set his heart upon it, he could easily cut off the whole race. He has power to do it, and no one can deny him the right. Man has no claim to life, but he who gave it has a right to withdraw it, and the race is absolutely dependent on this infinite Sovereign. Being such a Sovereign, therefore, and having such a right, man cannot complain of his Maker as unjust, if he is called to pass through trials.” Rosenmuller, however, supposes this is to be taken in the sense of severe scrutiny, and that it means, “If God should examine with strictness the life of man, and mark all his faults, no flesh would be allowed to live. All would be found to be guilty, and would be cut off.” Grotius supposes it to mean, “If God should regard only himself; if he wished only to be good to himself - that is, to consult his own welfare, he would take away life from all, and live and reign alone.” This is also the interpretation of Umbreit, Schnurrer, and Eichhorn. Noyes regards it as an argument drawn from the benevolence of God, meaning if God were severe, unjust, and revengeful, the earth would be a scene of universal desolation. It seems to me, however, that it is rather an argument from the absolute sovereignty or power of the Almighty, implying that man had no right to complain of the divine dealings in the loss of health, property, or friends; for if he chose he might sweep away the whole race, and leave the earth desolate.
If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath - The spirit of man is represented as having been originally given by God, and as returning to him when man dies; Ecclesiastes 12:7, “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 34:14. If he set his heart upon man — I think this and the following verse should be read thus: - "If he set his heart upon man, he will gather his soul and breath to himself; for all flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust." On whomsoever God sets his heart, that is, his love, though his body shall perish and turn to dust, like the rest of men, yet his soul will God gather to himself.
