Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath, New Living Translation If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath, English Standard Version If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath, Berean Standard Bible If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, King James Bible If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; New King James Version If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath, New American Standard Bible “If He were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself, NASB 1995 “If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath, NASB 1977 “If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath, Legacy Standard Bible If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath, Amplified Bible “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, Christian Standard Bible If he put his mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath he gave, Holman Christian Standard Bible If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave, American Standard Version If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; Contemporary English Version If God took back the breath that he breathed into us, English Revised Version If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; GOD'S WORD® Translation If he thought only of himself and withdrew his Spirit and his breath, Good News Translation If God took back the breath of life, International Standard Version If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life, Majority Standard Bible If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, NET Bible If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath, New Heart English Bible If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath, Webster's Bible Translation If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath; World English Bible If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf He sets His heart on him, "" [If] He gathers His Spirit and His breath to Himself, Young's Literal Translation If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth. Smith's Literal Translation If he will set his heart to him, he will gather his spirit and his breath to him; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself. Catholic Public Domain Version But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself. New American Bible If he were to set his mind to it, gather to himself his spirit and breath, New Revised Standard Version If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf he should turn his heart against man, man's spirit and his breath will be gathered to him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If he turns his heart against it, his spirit and his soul are gathered to him OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If He set His heart upon man, If He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath; Brenton Septuagint Translation For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Confirms God's Justice…13Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world? 14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, 15all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.… Cross References Genesis 2:7 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. Psalm 104:29-30 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. Ecclesiastes 12:7 before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Isaiah 42:5 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: Acts 17:25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. Acts 17:28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’ Genesis 6:3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.” Psalm 146:4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. Isaiah 57:16 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. Ezekiel 37:5-6 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.’” 1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. Romans 8:11 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. 1 Timothy 6:13 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: John 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes. John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. Treasury of Scripture If he set his heart on man, if he gather to himself his spirit and his breath; set Job 7:17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? upon man. Psalm 104:29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Isaiah 24:22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. Jump to Previous Breath Determine Gather Gathered Gathereth Heart Intention Spirit Thought WithdrewJump to Next Breath Determine Gather Gathered Gathereth Heart Intention Spirit Thought WithdrewJob 34 1. Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice10. God omnipotent cannot be unjust 31. Man must humble himself unto God 34. Elihu reproves Job If He were to set His heart to it 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 Psalm 33:11, 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. and withdraw His Spirit and breath, Persons / Places / Events 1. ElihuA young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's justice and sovereignty. Elihu is the speaker in Job 34. 2. Job A righteous man who suffers immense trials and questions God's justice, prompting discussions among his friends and Elihu. 3. God The sovereign Creator, whose power and authority are central to the discussions in the Book of Job. 4. Spirit and Breath Refers to the life-giving force of God, emphasizing His control over life and death. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty Over LifeRecognize that life is a gift from God, sustained by His Spirit and breath. Our existence is dependent on His will. Human Dependence on God Understand our complete reliance on God for life and sustenance. This should lead to humility and gratitude. The Fragility of Life Acknowledge the transient nature of life, prompting us to live purposefully and in alignment with God's will. Trust in God's Justice Even when circumstances are challenging, trust in God's perfect justice and sovereignty, as Elihu emphasizes. Reflect on God's Power Meditate on the power and authority of God, who can give and take life, encouraging a deeper reverence for Him.(14) If he set his heart upon man.--Or, upon himself. 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 Genesis 3:19. The speech of Elihu is marked with entire self-confidence.Verse 14. - If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath. Two renderings are proposed, both supported By about equal authority: (1) "If he (i.e. God) set his heart upon himself, if he should gather to himself his own spirit, and breath," then all flesh would perish, etc. (2) "If he [i.e. God] set his heart upon [or, 'against'] man, 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. Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not He were to set יָשִׂ֣ים (yā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set His heart לִבּ֑וֹ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre to it אֵלָ֣יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to and withdraw יֶאֱסֹֽף׃ (ye·’ĕ·sōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove His Spirit רוּח֥וֹ (rū·ḥōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit and breath, וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ (wə·niš·mā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5397: A puff, wind, angry, vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect, an animal Links Job 34:14 NIVJob 34:14 NLT Job 34:14 ESV Job 34:14 NASB Job 34:14 KJV Job 34:14 BibleApps.com Job 34:14 Biblia Paralela Job 34:14 Chinese Bible Job 34:14 French Bible Job 34:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 34:14 If he set his heart on himself (Jb) |
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