Job 14
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
16For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
19The 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.
20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- לֹאlôʼH380810× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- עַלʻalH59216× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- יוֹםyôwmH31174× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- אִםʼimH5184× in this chapter
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
- עַדʻadH57044× in this chapter
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- מוּתmûwthH41913× in this chapter
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- מַיִםmayimH43253× in this chapter
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- אָדָםʼâdâmH1202× in this chapter
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- גֶּבֶרgeberH13972× in this chapter
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- חָדַלchâdalH23082× in this chapter
properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- חֹקchôqH27062× in this chapter
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
- כִּיkîyH35882× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- מִיmîyH43102× in this chapter
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
- נָתַןnâthanH54142× in this chapter
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- עָפָרʻâphârH60832× in this chapter
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhH62132× in this chapter
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- אֶרֶץʼeretsH7762× in this chapter
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- תִּקְוָהtiqvâhH86152× in this chapter
literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
- בּוֹאbôwʼH9352× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- בִּלְתִּיbiltîyH11151× in this chapter
properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.
- בֵּןbênH11211× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- בָּרַחbârachH12721× in this chapter
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- בָּשָׂרbâsârH13201× in this chapter
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
- גָּוַעgâvaʻH14781× in this chapter
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- גֶּזַעgezaʻH15031× in this chapter
the trunk or stump of atree (as felled or as planted)
- הָלַךְhâlakH19801× in this chapter
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- אוּלָםʼûwlâmH1991× in this chapter
however or on the contrary
- הַרharH20221× in this chapter
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- זֶהzehH20881× in this chapter
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
- זָכַרzâkarH21421× in this chapter
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- זָקֵןzâqênH22041× in this chapter
to be old
- חֹדֶשׁchôdeshH23201× in this chapter
the new moon; by implication, a month
- אָזַלʼâzalH2351× in this chapter
to go away, hence, to disappear
- חַטָּאָהchaṭṭâʼâhH24031× in this chapter
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- חָיָהchâyâhH24211× in this chapter
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- חֲלִיפָהchălîyphâhH24871× in this chapter
alternation
- חָלַףchâlaphH24981× in this chapter
properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
- חָלַשׁchâlashH25221× in this chapter
to prostrate; by implication, to overthrow, decay
- אֶחָדʼechâdH2591× in this chapter
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- חָרַבchârabH27171× in this chapter
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill