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Job 14:13-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Job 14:13-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 Oh, that you would hide me in Sheol,
shelter me till your wrath is past,
fix a time to remember me!
14 If a man were to die, and live again,
all the days of my drudgery I would wait(A)
for my relief to come.
15 You would call, and I would answer you;
you would long for the work of your hands.
16 Surely then you would count my steps,(B)
and not keep watch for sin in me.
17 My misdeeds would be sealed up in a pouch,[a]
and you would cover over my guilt.
18 Mountains fall and crumble,
rocks move from their place,
19 And water wears away stone,
and floods wash away the soil of the land—
so you destroy the hope of mortals!
20 You prevail once for all against them and they pass on;
you dismiss them with changed appearance.
21 If their children are honored, they are not aware of it;
or if disgraced, they do not know about them.
22 Only for themselves, their pain;
only for themselves, their mourning.
Footnotes
- 14:17 Sealed up in a pouch: hidden away and forgotten.
Job 14:13-22
New International Version
Job 14:13-22
New International Version
13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(A)
and conceal me till your anger has passed!(B)
If only you would set me a time
and then remember(C) me!(D)
14 If someone dies, will they live again?
All the days of my hard service(E)
I will wait for my renewal[a](F) to come.
15 You will call and I will answer you;(G)
you will long for the creature your hands have made.(H)
16 Surely then you will count my steps(I)
but not keep track of my sin.(J)
17 My offenses will be sealed(K) up in a bag;(L)
you will cover over my sin.(M)
18 “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles(N)
and as a rock is moved from its place,(O)
19 as water wears away stones
and torrents(P) wash away the soil,(Q)
so you destroy a person’s hope.(R)
20 You overpower them once for all, and they are gone;(S)
you change their countenance and send them away.(T)
21 If their children are honored, they do not know it;
if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.(U)
22 They feel but the pain of their own bodies(V)
and mourn only for themselves.(W)”
Footnotes
- Job 14:14 Or release
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