Job 14:18 “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its…”

Job 14:18

But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.

World English Bible

“But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place.

American Standard Version

But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed out of its place;

Geneva Bible 1599

And surely as the mountaine that falleth, commeth to nought, and the rocke that is remooued from his place:

Darby Translation

And indeed a mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;

Young's Literal Translation

And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.

Bible in Basic English

But truly a mountain falling comes to dust, and a rock is moved from its place;

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Cross references

“the mountain”

Revelation 6:14 Jeremiah 4:24 Isaiah 40:12 Isaiah 54:10 Isaiah 64:1 Revelation 8:8

Revelation 6:14 · BSB

The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Jeremiah 4:24 · BSB

I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.

Isaiah 40:12 · BSB

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance…

Isaiah 54:10 · BSB

Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 64:1 · BSB

If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

Revelation 8:8 · BSB

Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

“the rock”

Job 18:4 Matthew 27:51

Job 18:4 · BSB

You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?

Matthew 27:51 · BSB

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.

19as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

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