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you will long for the creature your hands have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You would call and I would answer, and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thou wilt call, and I will answer Thee; Thou wilt long for the work of Thy hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“[Then] You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for [me] the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You would call, and I would answer you. You would long for the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You would call, and I would answer You. You would long for the work of Your hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My Creator, you would want me; you would call out, and I would answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shouldest call, and I would answer thee: thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thine hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the person your hands have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then you will call, and I will answer, and you will be pleased with me, your creature. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll call and I'll answer you; you'll long for your creatures that your hands have made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will call and I--I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire for the work of your hands. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You call, and I answer You; To the work of Your hands You have desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou dost call, and I -- I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt call and I will answer thee: thou wilt long for the work of thy hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will call me and I will answer you; to the work of your hands, you will extend your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If thou wouldst call me, I would answer thee; thou wilt think of the work of thy hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If you call me I shall answer you, and upon the work of your hands I shall think<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2194" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Job Laments the Finality of Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: tiq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">You will call,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 2mse) -- To answer, respond.">will answer;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3700.htm" title="3700: ṯiḵ·sōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To long (for). A primitive root; properly, to become pale, i.e. to pine after; also to fear.">You will desire</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: lə·ma·‘ă·śêh (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of Your hands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Psalm 17:15</a></span><br />As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a></span><br />in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a></span><br />who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-13</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-31.htm">Matthew 22:31-32</a></span><br />But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: / ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-37.htm">Luke 20:37-38</a></span><br />Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ / He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall call, and I will answer you: you will have a desire to the work of your hands.</p><p class="hdg">shalt call</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-22.htm">Job 13:22</a></b></br> Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-4.htm">Psalm 50:4,5</a></b></br> He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:17</a></b></br> Then we which are alive <i>and</i> remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.</p><p class="hdg">thou wilt have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-21.htm">Job 7:21</a></b></br> And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I <i>shall</i> not <i>be</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-3.htm">Job 10:3,8</a></b></br> <i>Is it</i> good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Psalm 138:8</a></b></br> The LORD will perfect <i>that which</i> concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, <i>endureth</i> for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/12-10.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/job/13-3.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/job/13-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/13-22.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/13-22.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Work</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Wouldest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/41-33.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/job/17-15.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/17-4.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Work</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Wouldest</a><div class="vheading2">Job 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-7.htm">He waits for his change</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/14-16.htm">By sin the creature is subject to corruption</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You will call,</b><br>This phrase suggests a divine initiative, where God is the one who initiates contact or action. In the context of Job, it reflects Job's hope for a future resurrection or restoration, where God would call him back to life. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God calling His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/43.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a>, where God calls His people by name. The idea of God calling is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus calls His followers (<a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3</a>).<p><b>and I will answer;</b><br>Job expresses confidence that he will respond to God's call. This reflects a relationship where the human response to divine initiative is expected and assured. The concept of answering God is seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/91-15.htm">Psalm 91:15</a>, where God promises to answer those who call on Him. It also foreshadows the resurrection hope found in the New Testament, where believers are called to eternal life (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>).<p><b>You will desire the work of Your hands.</b><br>This phrase indicates God's care and value for His creation, particularly humanity, which is described as the work of His hands. It reflects the biblical theme of God's intimate involvement in creation, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where God forms man from the dust. The idea that God desires His creation is echoed in passages like <a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Psalm 138:8</a>, which speaks of God fulfilling His purpose for His people. This also points to the redemptive work of Christ, who restores and redeems the work of God's hands, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a>, where believers are described as God's workmanship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, Job is the central figure in the Book of Job. He is known for his suffering and his dialogue with God about the nature of suffering and divine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, who is in dialogue with Job throughout the book. God’s sovereignty and wisdom are central themes in the account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer counsel and debate the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_restoration.htm">Suffering and Restoration</a></b><br>The overarching event in the Book of Job, where Job experiences profound loss and suffering, followed by a period of questioning and eventual restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_care.htm">God’s Sovereignty and Care</a></b><br>Job acknowledges that God will call and he will answer, reflecting a deep trust in God’s sovereign plan and care for His creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_response_to_divine_initiative.htm">Human Response to Divine Initiative</a></b><br>The verse highlights the importance of being responsive to God’s call, emphasizing a relationship where God initiates and humans respond.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_creation.htm">Value of Creation</a></b><br>Job’s statement that God will desire the work of His hands underscores the inherent value and purpose God places on His creation, encouraging believers to see themselves as valuable in God’s eyes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite suffering, Job expresses hope in God’s eventual restoration and desire for him, which can encourage believers to trust in God’s ultimate plan for their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_king_saul_considered_saved.htm">Is King Saul considered saved?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_life_worth_living.htm">Is life worth living?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_14_doubt_resurrection.htm">Does Job 14:14’s question “If someone dies, will they live again?” indicate uncertainty about resurrection, challenging other parts of the Bible that teach it? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_prayers_unanswered_if_god_answers.htm">Isaiah 65:24: If God answers before people call, why are there countless unanswered prayers and unresolved suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee</span>; rather, <span class="accented">thou shouldest call</span>, <span class="accented">and</span> I <span class="accented">would answer thee</span> (see the Revised Version). In that case, when I quitted Hades, and renewed my life, thou wouldst assuredly summon me to thee, and I would respond to the summons. There would be sweet colloquy between us; for thou wilt (or, rather, <span class="accented">wouldest</span>) have a desire to the work of thine hands (comp. ch. 10:8-11). Job assumes that God must love whatever he has created, and be drawn towards it by a secret, strong desire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You will call,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֭קְרָא</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָנֹכִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will answer You;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will desire</span><br /><span class="heb">תִכְסֹֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiḵ·sōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3700.htm">Strong's 3700: </a> </span><span class="str2">To become pale, to pine after, to fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the work</span><br /><span class="heb">לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your hands.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-15.htm">Job 14:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:15 You would call and I would answer (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>