Job 14:20 BSB — MannaFest

Job 14:20

You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.

BSB

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ASV

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

KJV

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou prevailest for ever against him - It is impossible for him to withstand thee: every stroke of thine brings him down. Thou changest his countenance - Probably an allusion to the custom of covering the face, when the person was condemned, and sending him away to execution. See the case of Haman, in the note on Esther, Est 7:8 (note).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Man is an unequal match for God. Whom God contends with he will certainly prevail against, prevail for ever against so that they shall never be able to make head again. Note further, The stroke of death is irresistible; it is to no purpose to dispute its summons.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ	tit.ke.Fe.hu	you overpower him	H8630 →
לָ֭נֶצַח	La.ne.tzach	to perpetuity	H5331 →
וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ	vai.ya.ha.Lokh	and he went	H1980 →
מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה	me.sha.Neh	[you are] changing	H8138 →
פָ֝נָ֗יו	fa.Nav	face his	H6440 →
וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃	Va.te.sha.le.Che.hu	and you sent away him	H7971 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5331lanetzachto perpetuity43×

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Ecclesiastes 8:8
As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release…
leads to
- Job 14:5
  Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
- Psalms 89:48
  What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
Through
Job 14:14
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:51–52
  Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
- Psalms 27:14
  Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Job 7:1
  “Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
- Acts 26:8
  Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
- Job 13:15
  Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
Through
Job 2:12
When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
leads to
- Lamentations 2:10
  The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to…

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About Job