Job 14:20

Thou prevailest for ever against him,.... God is a more than a match for man, in anything, in everything; there is no contending with him, or standing against him, he is stronger than he, and always…

Thou prevailest forever against him - Thou dost always show that thou art stronger than he is. He never shows that he is able to contend with God. And he passeth - He cannot stand before thee, but is…

Job here returns to his complaints; and, though he is not without hope of future bliss, he finds it very hard to get over his present grievances.

I. He complains of the particular hardships he…

thou changest his countenance A graphic and pathetic description of death. The word "prevailest against," i. e. overpowerest him, refers to the last conflict and the final stroke, cf. ch. Job 15:24.