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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/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If he set his heart upon man, <i>if</i> he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If He should set His heart on it, <i>If</i> He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If He were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If God should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If he put his mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath he gave,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If God took back the breath that he breathed into us, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If he thought only of himself and withdrew his Spirit and his breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If God took back the breath of life, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If He sets His heart on him, "" [If] He gathers His Spirit and His breath to Himself,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If he will set his heart to him, he will gather his spirit and his breath to him;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If he were to set his mind to it, gather to himself his spirit and breath, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If he should turn his heart against man, man's spirit and his breath will be gathered to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If he turns his heart against it, his spirit and his soul are gathered to him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If He set His heart upon man, If He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-14.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=5258" 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/34.htm">Elihu Confirms God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world? <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">He were to set</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">His heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to it</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">and withdraw</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">His Spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5397.htm" title="5397: wə·niš·mā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Breath. From nasham; a puff, i.e. Wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. Or an animal.">and breath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.…<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="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29-30</a></span><br />When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust. / When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a></span><br />This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-25.htm">Acts 17:25</a></span><br />Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-28.htm">Acts 17:28</a></span><br />‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Psalm 146:4</a></span><br />When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-5.htm">Ezekiel 37:5-6</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. / I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a></span><br />So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.<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="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">1 Timothy 6:13</a></span><br />I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a></span><br />For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a></span><br />The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If he set his heart on man, if he gather to himself his spirit and his breath;</p><p class="hdg">set</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17</a></b></br> What <i>is</i> man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened <i>himself</i> against him, and hath prospered?</p><p class="hdg">upon man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29</a></b></br> Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Isaiah 24:22</a></b></br> And they shall be gathered together, <i>as</i> prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/33-4.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/34-4.htm">Determine</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/job/30-7.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-29.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/job/34-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Intention</a> <a href="/job/33-4.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/32-7.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/job/29-8.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-12.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/38-33.htm">Determine</a> <a href="/job/39-12.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Gathereth</a> <a href="/job/34-34.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/matthew/12-10.htm">Intention</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/39-15.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">Job 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">God omnipotent cannot be unjust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-31.htm">Man must humble himself unto God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-34.htm">Elihu reproves Job</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/34.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/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If He were to set His heart to it</b><br>This phrase suggests the intentionality and sovereignty of God. In the context of the Book of Job, it underscores God's ultimate control over creation and life itself. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of will and decision-making. This aligns with passages like <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a>, which speaks of the plans of the Lord standing firm forever. It emphasizes that God’s actions are deliberate and purposeful, reflecting His divine wisdom and authority.<p><b>and withdraw His Spirit and breath,</b><br>The Spirit and breath of God are often synonymous with life itself, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where God breathes life into Adam. The withdrawal of His Spirit and breath implies the cessation of life, highlighting God's role as the sustainer of all living things. This concept is echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a>, where the spirit returns to God who gave it. Theologically, this underscores the dependency of all creation on God for existence and sustenance. It also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of the Holy Spirit as the giver of life, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a>, where the Spirit is described as giving life to mortal bodies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's justice and sovereignty. Elihu is the speaker in <a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Job 34</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers immense trials and questions God's justice, prompting discussions among his friends and Elihu.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator, whose power and authority are central to the discussions in the Book of Job.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/spirit_and_breath.htm">Spirit and Breath</a></b><br>Refers to the life-giving force of God, emphasizing His control over life and death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life</a></b><br>Recognize that life is a gift from God, sustained by His Spirit and breath. Our existence is dependent on His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_dependence_on_god.htm">Human Dependence on God</a></b><br>Understand our complete reliance on God for life and sustenance. This should lead to humility and gratitude.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fragility_of_life.htm">The Fragility of Life</a></b><br>Acknowledge the transient nature of life, prompting us to live purposefully and in alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Even when circumstances are challenging, trust in God's perfect justice and sovereignty, as Elihu emphasizes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflect_on_god's_power.htm">Reflect on God's Power</a></b><br>Meditate on the power and authority of God, who can give and take life, encouraging a deeper reverence for Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ruach'_mean.htm">What does 'ruach' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_the_holy_spirit_shown_in_the_ot.htm">How is the Holy Spirit depicted in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_19_9_fit_a_good_god.htm">How could an 'evil spirit from the Lord' (1 Samuel 19:9) align with a belief in a benevolent God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_divine_spark.htm">What defines the concept of the divine spark?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">If he set his heart upon man.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">upon himself. </span>It is ambiguous: and so, likewise, the next clause is. We must either regard it as the consequence of the former one--"If He set His heart upon Himself, had regard to His own interest, then He would gather unto Himself His own spirit and His own breath"--or we must do as some do: supply the "if" at the beginning of it, and read it as in the Authorised Version. In this sense, the setting His heart upon man would mean in a bad sense--to do him injury. In doing him injury He would, in fact, injure His own. The effect of His setting His heart on man would be that all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to his dust; but then God would have injured His own, and not another's, in so doing. It is hardly possible that the writer of this last clause should have been ignorant of <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm" title="In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust you are, and to dust shall you return.">Genesis 3:19</a>. The speech of Elihu is marked with entire self-confidence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath</span>. Two renderings are proposed, both supported By about equal authority: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> "If he (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> God) set his heart upon <span class="accented">himself</span>, if he should gather to himself <span class="accented">his own</span> spirit, and breath," then all flesh would perish, etc. <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> "If he [<span class="accented">i.e.</span> God] set his heart upon [or, 'against'] <span class="accented">man</span>, if he were to gather to himself man's spirit and man's breath," then, etc. The difference is not great. God could, either by withdrawing from man the breath and spirit which he has given him, or simply by withholding from man the quickening and sustaining influences which he is perpetually putting forth, reduce all humankind to nothingness. Being so completely master of man, he would surely not condescend to treat him with injustice. Injustice implies something of opposition, struggle, rivalry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-14.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He were to set</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׂ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to it</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and withdraw</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאֱסֹֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(ye·’ĕ·sōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His Spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">רוּח֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and breath,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·mā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5397.htm">Strong's 5397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A puff, wind, angry, vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect, an animal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:14 If he set his heart on himself (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/34-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:15" /></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>