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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But instead, as mountains fall and crumble and as rocks fall from a cliff,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But <i>as</i> a mountain falls <i>and</i> crumbles away, And <i>as</i> a rock is moved from its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But as a mountain, if it falls, crumbles into nothing, And as the rock is moved from its place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as a mountain collapses and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as a mountain collapses and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed out of its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But in the real world, mountains tumble, and rocks crumble; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As surely as a mountain falls and rocks are dislodged,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There comes a time when mountains fall and solid cliffs are moved away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Mountains fall and crumble; rocks are dislodged from their places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But as a mountain falls away and crumbles, and as a rock will be removed from its place, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And surely the mountain falling cometh to naught, and the rock is removed out of its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And yet, a falling mountain wastes away, and a rock is removed from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And yet the mountain falling shill decay, and the rock shall be removed from its place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is removed out of its place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A falling mountain flows away, and a stone is transferred from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Mountains fall and crumble, rocks move from their place, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Truly a great mountain falls, and a rock moves out of its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Truly a mighty mountain falls or a precipice is being shaken from its place<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, And the rock is removed out of its place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And verily a mountain falling will utterly be destroyed, and a rock shall be worn out of its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-18.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=2211" 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">17</span>My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/199.htm" title="199: wə·’ū·lām (Conj) -- But, but indeed. Apparently a variation of 'uwlay; however or on the contrary.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har- (N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">as a mountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nō·w·p̄êl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">erodes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5034.htm" title="5034: yib·bō·wl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace.">and crumbles</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: wə·ṣūr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">and a rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="6275: ye‘·taq (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To move, proceed, advance. A primitive root; to remove figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe.">is dislodged</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mim·mə·qō·mōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">from its place,</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.…<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/102-25.htm">Psalm 102:25-27</a></span><br />In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on. / But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16-18</a></span><br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-13</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2-4</a></span><br />Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. / You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” / For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></span><br />All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2-3</a></span><br />Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas, / though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-31.htm">1 Corinthians 7:31</a></span><br />and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a></span><br />My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And surely the mountains falling comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of his place.</p><p class="hdg">the mountain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Psalm 102:25,26</a></b></br> Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens <i>are</i> the work of thy hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></b></br> Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15,16</a></b></br> Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat <i>them</i> small, and shalt make the hills as chaff… </p><p class="hdg">cometh to nought.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-4.htm">Job 18:4</a></b></br> He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></b></br> And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/14-8.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/6-16.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/job/13-16.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/job/9-5.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/9-11.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/job/13-4.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/job/8-18.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/job/8-17.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Wasteth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/14-19.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/15-31.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/job/18-4.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/40-17.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/job/18-4.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/job/18-4.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/15-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Wasteth</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>But as a mountain erodes and crumbles</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of a mountain, a symbol of strength and permanence, gradually wearing away. In biblical literature, mountains often represent stability and the eternal nature of God's creation (<a href="/psalms/125.htm">Psalm 125:1-2</a>). However, Job uses this imagery to illustrate the impermanence and fragility of human life. The erosion of a mountain can be seen as a metaphor for the trials and sufferings that wear down a person's spirit over time. This reflects Job's own experience of suffering and loss, as he feels his life and strength are being worn away by his afflictions. The process of erosion is slow and inevitable, much like the trials that test one's faith and endurance.<p><b>and a rock is dislodged from its place</b><br>Rocks, like mountains, are often seen as symbols of strength and reliability. In the Bible, God is frequently referred to as a rock, signifying His unchanging nature and dependability (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>). However, Job's use of this imagery suggests that even the most steadfast elements can be moved or altered. This can be interpreted as a reflection on the unpredictability of life and the fact that even the most secure aspects of existence can be disrupted. The dislodging of a rock from its place can also symbolize the upheaval in Job's life, as he has been removed from his position of prosperity and comfort. This imagery may also foreshadow the eventual restoration and redemption that comes through faith, as seen in the New Testament with Jesus Christ, the cornerstone who was rejected but became the foundation of salvation (<a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">1 Peter 2:6-7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. His dialogues and monologues explore deep questions about human suffering and divine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_rocks.htm">Mountains and Rocks</a></b><br>Symbolic elements used in Job's lament to illustrate the inevitability of change and decay in the natural world, reflecting his feelings of despair and the transient nature of human life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/erosion_and_dislodging.htm">Erosion and Dislodging</a></b><br>Natural processes that Job uses metaphorically to describe the gradual and inevitable decline of life and stability, mirroring his own experiences of loss and suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_change.htm">The Inevitability of Change</a></b><br>Just as mountains erode and rocks are dislodged, life is full of changes and challenges. Recognizing this can help us prepare spiritually and emotionally for life's uncertainties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_life.htm">The Transience of Life</a></b><br>Job's imagery reminds us of the temporary nature of our earthly existence. This should encourage us to focus on eternal values and our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/finding_stability_in_god.htm">Finding Stability in God</a></b><br>While the world around us may crumble, God remains unchanging. Building our lives on His word and promises provides a firm foundation amidst life's trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a></b><br>Job's honest expression of despair is a model for how we can bring our deepest fears and questions to God, trusting that He hears and understands our struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_despair.htm">Hope Beyond Despair</a></b><br>Even in the midst of erosion and loss, there is hope in God's redemptive power and the promise of renewal and restoration.<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/why_omit_modern_methods_in_job_28.htm">Why does the chapter describe hidden treasures of nature yet fail to mention methods beyond ancient superstition for finding them (Job 28)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_ancient_miners_explore_so_deep.htm">How can Job 28 claim humans search the depths of the earth (Job 28:1-4) when ancient mining technology was so limited?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_justice_align_with_destruction.htm">Job 34:12 - Elihu insists God always acts justly; how does this align with texts describing God commanding destruction (e.g., Joshua 6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_faith_proof_of_unseen_things.htm">Who will guide me to the higher rock?</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 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought</span>. Job here resumes the lament 'over human infirmity, with which the chapter opens (vers. 1-12); but he has, perhaps, in this passage, his own case mote distinctly presented to his consciousness. With the wealth of metaphor which characterizes his utterances, he compares the ruin of a prosperous man <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> to the sudden collapse of a mountain; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> to the removal of a rock out of its place; <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> to the wearing away of stones by the constant flow of streams; and . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-18.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">But</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭אוּלָם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_199.htm">Strong's 199: </a> </span><span class="str2">However, on the contrary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a mountain</span><br /><span class="heb">הַר־</span> <span class="translit">(har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">erodes</span><br /><span class="heb">נוֹפֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(nō·w·p̄êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and crumbles</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבּ֑וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(yib·bō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5034.htm">Strong's 5034: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wilt, to fall away, fail, faint, to be foolish, wicked, to despise, disgrace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a rock</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝צ֗וּר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is dislodged</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶעְתַּ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(ye‘·taq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6275.htm">Strong's 6275: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remove, to grow old, to transcribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from its place,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·qō·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-18.htm">Job 14:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:18 But the mountain falling comes to nothing (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:19" /></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>