Job 40:13
New International Version
Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.

New Living Translation
Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.

English Standard Version
Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.

Berean Standard Bible
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

King James Bible
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

New King James Version
Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

New American Standard Bible
“Hide them together in the dust; Imprison them in the hidden place.

NASB 1995
“Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.

NASB 1977
“Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.

Legacy Standard Bible
Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.

Amplified Bible
“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together; Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].

Christian Standard Bible
Hide them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hide them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

American Standard Version
Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.

Contemporary English Version
Wrap them in grave clothes and bury them together in the dusty soil.

English Revised Version
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hide them completely in the dust, and cover their faces in the hidden place.

Good News Translation
Bury them all in the ground; bind them in the world of the dead.

International Standard Version
buried them in the dust together, and sent them bound to that secret place,

Majority Standard Bible
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

NET Bible
Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave.

New Heart English Bible
Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.

Webster's Bible Translation
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

World English Bible
Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Hide them in the dust together, "" Bind their faces in secret.

Young's Literal Translation
Hide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.

Smith's Literal Translation
Hide them in the dust together, and bind their faces in hiding.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.

New American Bible
bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them.

New Revised Standard Version
Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And bury them together in the dust and cover their faces with dust
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.

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Context
Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD
12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand. 13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave. 14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.…

Cross References
Isaiah 2:10-19
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty. / The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— ...

Isaiah 26:5
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.

Isaiah 29:4
You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.

Isaiah 47:1-3
“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”

Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Ezekiel 26:20
then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.

Ezekiel 32:18-32
“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit: / Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. ...

Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Amos 9:2-3
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Matthew 23:12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Luke 1:52
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

Luke 10:15
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”


Treasury of Scripture

Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

Hide

Job 14:13
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

Psalm 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Isaiah 2:10
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.

bind

Job 36:13
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

Esther 7:8
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

John 11:44
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

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Bury them together in the dust
The phrase "Bury them together in the dust" evokes imagery of finality and humility. The Hebrew word for "bury" is קָבַר (qābar), which implies an act of placing something out of sight, often associated with death and the return to the earth. In the ancient Near Eastern context, burial was a significant act, symbolizing the end of life and the return to the dust from which humanity was formed (Genesis 3:19). The "dust" here is עָפָר (ʿāphār), a term that signifies the earth or ground, reminding us of human mortality and the transient nature of life. This phrase can be seen as a call to recognize the sovereignty of God over life and death, emphasizing that all human pride and power ultimately return to the earth, highlighting the need for humility before the Creator.

imprison them in the grave
The phrase "imprison them in the grave" uses the imagery of confinement and judgment. The Hebrew word for "imprison" is סָתַם (sātham), which means to stop up or shut in, suggesting a sense of being trapped or held captive. This reflects the idea of divine justice, where those who oppose God or act wickedly are ultimately restrained by His power. The "grave" is שְׁאוֹל (Sheol), often understood as the realm of the dead in Hebrew thought. It is a place of darkness and silence, where the dead reside, separated from the living. This phrase underscores the belief in God's ultimate authority over life and death, and His ability to judge and contain evil. It serves as a reminder of the eternal consequences of one's actions and the importance of living a life in accordance with God's will, trusting in His righteous judgment.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Bury
טָמְנֵ֣ם (ṭā·mə·nêm)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2934: To hide, conceal

them together
יָ֑חַד (yā·ḥaḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly

in the dust;
בֶּעָפָ֣ר (be·‘ā·p̄ār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud

imprison them
חֲבֹ֣שׁ (ḥă·ḇōš)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2280: To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule

in the grave.
בַּטָּמֽוּן׃ (baṭ·ṭā·mūn)
Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 2934: To hide, conceal


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