Job Speaks of the Finality of Death
“aMan, who is born of woman,Is 1short-lived and bfull of turmoil.Lit short of daysJob 5:7Eccl 2:232 “aLike a flower he comes out and withers.He also flees like ba shadow and does not remain.Ps 90:5, 6; 103:15; Is 40:6, 7; James 1:10; 1 Pet 1:24Job 8:93 “You also aopen Your eyes on himAnd bbring 1him into judgment with Yourself.As in some ancient versions; MT mePs 8:4; 144:3Ps 143:24 “aWho can make the clean out of the unclean?No one!Job 15:14; 25:4; Ps 51:55 “Since his days are determined,The anumber of his months is with You;And You have 1set his limits so that he cannot pass.Lit madeJob 21:216 “aLook away from him so that he may 1rest,Until he 2fulfills his day like a hired worker.Lit ceaseLit makes acceptableJob 7:19; Ps 39:13
7 “For there is hope for a tree,When it is cut down, that it will sprout again,And its shoots will not 1fail.Or cease8 “Though its roots grow old in the ground,And its stump dies in the dry soil,9 At the scent of water it will flourishAnd produce sprigs like a plant.10 “But aa man dies and lies prostrate.A person bpasses away, and where is he?Job 3:13; 14:10-15Job 13:911 “As awater 1evaporates from the sea,And a river becomes parched and dried up,Lit disappearsIs 19:512 So aa man lies down and does not rise.Until the heavens no longer exist,1He will not awake nor be woken from 2his sleep.Lit TheyLit theirJob 3:13
13 “Oh that You would hide me in 1Sheol,That You would conceal me auntil Your wrath returns to You,That You would set a limit for me and remember me!I.e., the netherworldIs 26:2014 “If a man dies, will he live again?All the days of my struggle I will waitUntil my relief comes.15 “You will call, and I will answer You;You will long for athe work of Your hands.Job 10:316 “For now You anumber my steps,You do not bobserve my sin.Job 31:4; 34:21; Ps 139:1-3; Prov 5:21Job 10:617 “My wrongdoing is asealed up in a bag,And You cover over my 1guilt.Or unjust deedDeut 32:32-34
18 “But the falling mountain 1crumbles away,And the rock moves from its place;Lit withers19 Water wears away stones,Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;So You adestroy a man’s hope.Job 7:620 “You forever overpower him and he adeparts;You change his appearance and send him away.Job 4:20; 20:721 “His sons achieve honor, but ahe does not know it;Or they become insignificant, and he does not perceive it.Eccl 9:522 “However, his 1body pains him,And his soul mourns for himself.”Lit flesh