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You disfigure them in death and send them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You prevail forever against him, and he passes; you change his countenance, and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You forever overpower him and he departs; <i>You</i> change his appearance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You forever overpower him and he departs; You change his appearance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thou dost forever overpower him and he departs; <i>Thou</i> dost change his appearance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You forever overpower him and he goes <i>away</i>; <i>You</i> alter his appearance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You prevail forever against him <i>and</i> overpower him, and he passes on; You change his appearance and send him away [from the presence of the living].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You completely overpower him, and he passes on; you change his appearance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You completely overpower him, and he passes on; You change his appearance and send him away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You change the way we look, then send us away, wiped out forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You overpower him forever, and he passes away. You change his appearance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You overpower us and send us away forever; our faces are twisted in death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You overpower him once and for all, and then he departs; you change his appearance and then send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You overpower him once for all, and he departs; you change his appearance and send him away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You prevail [over] him forever, and he goes, "" He is changing his countenance, "" And You send him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou prevailest over him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt overpower him forever, and he will go away: changing his face, thou wilt send him away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast strengthened him for a little while, that he may pass away for ever: thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You have strengthened him for a little while, so that he may cross over into eternity. You will change his face and send him forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You prevail once for all against them and they pass on; you dismiss them with changed appearance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You prevail forever against them, and they pass away; you change their countenance, and send them away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passes; thou castest him away with shame on his face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You will prevail over him to eternity and he will walk in the shame of his face; you will cast him away<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou drivest him to an end, and he is gone: thou settest thy face against him, and sendest him away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/14-20.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=2225" 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">19</span>as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: lā·ne·ṣaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. ">You forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/8630.htm" title="8630: tiṯ·qə·p̄ê·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3ms) -- To prevail over, overpower. A primitive root; to overpower.">overpower him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·ya·hă·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and he passes on;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8138.htm" title="8138: mə·šan·neh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To repeat, do again. A primitive root; to fold, i.e. Duplicate; by implication, to transmute.">You change</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">his countenance</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">and send him away.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.…<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/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a></span><br />You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-6</a></span><br />You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— / in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.<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="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:20</a></span><br />All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a></span><br />So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26</a></span><br />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.<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="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></span><br />By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-21</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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You prevail for ever against him, and he passes: you change his countenance, and send him away.</p><p class="hdg">prevailest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:8</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither <i>hath he</i> power in the day of death: and <i>there is</i> no discharge in <i>that</i> war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.</p><p class="hdg">changest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-14.htm">Job 14:14</a></b></br> If a man die, shall he live <i>again</i>? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a></b></br> And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Lamentations 4:8</a></b></br> Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/4-16.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Change</a> <a href="/job/6-29.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Changest</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/job/9-27.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/job/13-24.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/7-16.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/job/9-3.htm">Once</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Overpower</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Prevailest</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-6.htm">Sendest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/41-9.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/job/17-12.htm">Change</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">Changest</a> <a href="/job/17-12.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/job/29-24.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/19-24.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/job/17-16.htm">Once</a> <a href="/job/15-24.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/job/15-24.htm">Overpower</a> <a href="/job/37-21.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/job/15-24.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Prevailest</a> <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Sendest</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 forever overpower him</b><br>This phrase reflects the sovereignty and omnipotence of God over humanity. In the context of Job, it underscores the theme of human frailty and the divine power that governs life and death. The idea of God overpowering man is consistent with the biblical narrative of God's ultimate authority, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where humanity is reminded of its mortality. Theologically, this speaks to the doctrine of God's providence, where He is in control of all creation. The imagery of overpowering can also be seen in the Psalms, such as <a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Psalm 90:3</a>, which speaks of God returning man to dust.<p><b>and he passes on</b><br>This phrase indicates the transient nature of human life. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, life was often viewed as fleeting and temporary, a theme echoed throughout the wisdom literature of the Bible, such as <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:20</a>. The phrase "passes on" can be seen as a euphemism for death, highlighting the inevitability of mortality. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that life is a journey with an eventual end, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a>, which states that it is appointed for man to die once.<p><b>You change his countenance</b><br>The change in countenance can be understood as the physical transformation that occurs at death. In biblical times, the face was often seen as a reflection of one's inner state, and a change in countenance could signify a change in condition or status. This transformation can also be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual change that occurs at death, where the soul departs from the body. Theologically, this can be connected to the resurrection, where believers are promised a new, glorified body, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">1 Corinthians 15:51-52</a>.<p><b>and send him away</b><br>This phrase suggests the finality of death and the separation from the earthly realm. In the historical context of Job, death was often viewed as a journey to Sheol, the abode of the dead, as seen in <a href="/job/7-9.htm">Job 7:9-10</a>. The sending away can also be interpreted as God's sovereign decision over the timing and manner of one's death. This aligns with the biblical understanding that life and death are in God's hands, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>. The concept of being sent away can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was sent away in death but ultimately triumphed over it through His resurrection, offering hope of eternal life to believers.<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 with friends and God explore themes of suffering, justice, and divine sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omnipotent Creator who allows Job's trials to test his faith. In this verse, God is depicted as having ultimate power over human life and destiny.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/humanity.htm">Humanity</a></b><br>Represented by "him" in the verse, referring to mankind's frailty and mortality in the face of God's eternal power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God has ultimate authority over life and death. Recognizing His sovereignty can bring comfort in understanding that our lives are in His hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_mortality.htm">Human Mortality</a></b><br>Acknowledge the brevity of life. This awareness should lead us to live purposefully and in alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transformative_power_of_god.htm">The Transformative Power of God</a></b><br>God can change our circumstances and our very being. Trust in His ability to transform our lives according to His purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/facing_life's_transience_with_faith.htm">Facing Life's Transience with Faith</a></b><br>In the face of life's uncertainties and inevitable end, maintain faith in God's eternal plan and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_a_god-centered_life.htm">The Importance of a God-Centered Life</a></b><br>Given life's fleeting nature, prioritize a relationship with God and live in a way that honors Him.<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/does_job_14_1-2_conflict_with_promises.htm">Does Job 14:1-2's portrayal of life as short and full of trouble conflict with biblical passages that promise long life and blessings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job's_spirit_broken_in_17_1.htm">In Job 17:1, how can Job claim his spirit is broken if he continues to speak and survive throughout the rest of the narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_satan_bound_for_1000_years.htm">(Revelation 20:1-3) How can Satan be literally bound for a thousand years and then released if he is not a physical being?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_faith_help_overcome_despair.htm">How can faith help overcome despair?</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 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou prevailset for ever against him, and he passsth</span>; rather, thou puttest <span class="accented">forth thy power against him perpetually</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> thou art continually oppressing him, and crushing him by afflictions; and the consequence is that "he passes;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "he passes away, disappears, ceases to be<span class="cmt_word">." Thou changest his countenance</span>. "Alterest," <span class="accented">i.e</span>, "its expression from cheerfulness to sadness, and its complexion from the hue of health to the sickly pallor of disease; settest the stamp of death upon it, and further dis-figurest it in the dreadful process of decay." <span class="cmt_word">And sendest him away</span>. That is to say, "Thou removest him from the earth, dismissest him to Sheol, where thenceforth he remains?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/14-20.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 forever</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֭נֶצַח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ne·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm">Strong's 5331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overpower him,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·qə·p̄ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8630.htm">Strong's 8630: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prevail over, overpower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he passes on;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·hă·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You change</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šan·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8138.htm">Strong's 8138: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fold, duplicate, to transmute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his countenance</span><br /><span class="heb">פָ֝נָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and send him away.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/14-20.htm">Job 14:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/14-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 14:20 You forever prevail against him and he (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/14-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 14:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 14:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:21" /></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>