Job 14:20 “You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenanc…”

Job 14:20

You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

World English Bible

You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away.

American Standard Version

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou preuailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away.

Darby Translation

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.

Bible in Basic English

You overcome him for ever, and he is gone; his face is changed in death, and you send him away.

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Cross references

“prevailest”

Ecclesiastes 8:8

Ecclesiastes 8:8 · BSB

As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

“changest”

Job 14:14 Job 2:12 Lamentations 4:8

Job 14:14 · BSB

When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.

Job 2:12 · BSB

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

Lamentations 4:8 · BSB

But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.

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

In context

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

21If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.

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