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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Job 34:14
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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 set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
If he should set his heart to it and gather 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 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 were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself,
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath;
If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,
If He should set His heart on it,If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
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 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 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 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,
To whom hath he geuen his herte, for to drawe his sprete and breth vnto him?
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 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 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 set his heart upon man, if he gather unto 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 sets his heart on himself, [If] he gathers to himself 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 should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw 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 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 doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
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 you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.
"But an uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
"Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.
Then Jonathan said to the young man who was carrying his armor, "Come and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; perhaps the LORD will work for us, for the LORD is not restrained to save by many or by few."
Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?"
"Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God."
"Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.
Now it came about at the end of forty years that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed to 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.
