Job 34:15

15 all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

Job 34:15 in Other Translations

15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

15 all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust.

15 all life would cease, and humanity would turn again to dust.

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15 every living thing would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

Job 34:15 Meaning and Commentary

Job 34:15

All flesh shall perish together
Not one by one, or one after another, as they generally do, but all together; as when the flood swept away the world of the ungodly. "All flesh" signifies all men, and their bodies of flesh particularly, which are weak, frail, and mortal; and if God gathers or takes out the spirit from them, they die immediately, which is meant by perishing, as in ( Ecclesiastes 7:15 ) ( Isaiah 57:1 ) ;

and man shall turn again unto dust;
from whence he came, as the body does at death; when those earthly tabernacles of the bodies of men, which have their foundation in the dust, are dissolved and sink into it. Now though this is the case of particular persons, one after another, yet it is not a general case, as it would be if God was to exert his power, as he might without any charge of injustice: and this shows the merciful kindness of God to man, so far is he from doing any thing injurious or unjust.

Job 34:15 In-Context

13 Who appointed him over the earth? Who put him in charge of the whole world?

14 If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath,

15 all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

16 “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.

17 Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One?

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 6:13; Lamentations 3:22; Malachi 3:6; John 3:16
• 2. S Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19; S Job 7:21; Job 9:22; Psalms 90:10