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Job 14:10

Job 14:10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But man dieth, and wasteth away,.... All men, every man, "Geber", the mighty man, the strong man; some die in their full strength; the wise man, notwithstanding all his wisdom and knowledge, and even…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

But man dieth and wasteth away - Margin, “Is weakened, or cut off.” The Hebrew word (חלשׁ châlash) means to overthrow, prostrate, discomfit; and hence, to be weak, frail, or waste away. The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 14:7-15

We have seen what Job has to say concerning life; let us now see what he has to say concerning death, which his thoughts were very much conversant with, now that he was sick and sore. It is not…