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The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:20

Thou prevailset for ever against him, and he passsth ; rather, thou puttest forth thy power against him perpetually ; i.e. thou art continually oppressing him, and crushing him by afflictions; and the consequence is that "he passes;" i.e. "he passes away, disappears, ceases to be ." Thou changest his countenance . "Alterest," i.e , "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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:21

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not . The meaning seems to be, "If his sons come to honour, it is of no advantage to him; in the remote and wholly separate region of Sheol he will not be aware of it." The view is more dismal than that of Aristotle, who argues that the fate of those whom they have loved and left on earth will be sure to penetrate, in course of time ( ἐπὶ τινα χρόνον )' to the departed, and cause them a certain amount of joy or sorrow ('Eth. Nic.,' 1.11). ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:22

But his flesh upon him shall have pain . The best rendering is probably that which is placed in the margin of the Revised Version, only for himself his flesh hath pain , and for himself his soul mourneth. Nothing more is intended than to negative the idea that the future condition of his children will seriously affect a man who is suffering under God's afflicting hand, either in this life or afterwards. He cannot but be occupied solely with himself. His own sufferings, whether of body or... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:20

Thou prevailest forever against him - Thou dost always show that thou art stronger than he is. He never shows that he is able to contend with God.And he passeth - He cannot stand before thee, but is vanquished, and passes off the stage of being.Thou changest his countenance - Possibly the allusion is to the change produced by death. The countenance that glowed with health and was flushed with beauty and hope - blooming as the rose - is made pale as the lily under the hand of God. What an... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:21

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not - He is unacquainted with what is passing on the earth. Even should that occur which is most gratifying to a parent’s heart; should his children rise to stations of honor and influence, he would not be permitted to enjoy the happiness which every father feels when his sons do well. This is suggested as one of the evils of death.They are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them - He is not permitted to sympathize with them, or to sustain them... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:22

But his flesh upon him shall have pain - Dr. Good renders this, “his flesh shall drop away from him.” This is evidently a representation of the state of the man after he was dead. He would be taken away from hope and from his friends. His body would be committed to the grave, and his spirit would go to the world of shades. The image in the mind seems to have been, that his flesh would suffer. It would be cold and chill, and would be devoured by worms. There seems to have been an impression that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:20

Job 14:20. Thou prevailest for ever against him When once thou takest away this life, it is gone for ever; for he speaks not here of man’s future and eternal life in another world. And he passeth That is, he dieth: man’s death is often called a passage or a going, to intimate that it is not an annihilation, but only a translation of him into another place and state. Thou changest his countenance That is, his visage, which, by death and its harbingers, is quite altered, both in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:21

Job 14:21. His sons come to honour Hebrews יכבדו , jicbedu: increase either in number or in greatness. The LXX. render it, πολλων δε γενομενων , become many; and the word ויצערו , vejitzgnaru, and they are brought low, they interpret in the opposite sense, εαν δε ολιγοι γενωνται , if they be diminished, or become few. He knoweth it not, &c. Either, 1st, He is ignorant of all such events; or, 2d, Is not concerned nor affected with them. A dead or dying man minds not these... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:22

Job 14:22. But his flesh upon him shall have pain Or, while his flesh is upon him; and his soul within him While the soul is clothed with, or united to, the body, he feels sharp pains in his body, and bitter grief in his soul. Dying work is generally hard work; dying pangs sore pangs. It is folly, therefore, for men to defer their repentance to a deathbed, and to have that to do, which is the one thing needful, when they are really unfit to do any thing. But it is true wisdom, by making... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 14:1-22

Job’s reply to Zophar (12:1-14:22)The reply from Job opens with a sarcastic comment on the supposed wisdom of the three friends. They have merely been repeating general truths that everybody knows (12:1-3). They do not have the troubles Job has, and they make no attempt to understand how Job feels. A good person suffers while wicked people live in peace and security (4-6).Job does not argue with the fact that all life is in God’s hands. What worries him is the interpretation of that fact... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 14:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 14:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 14:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 14:1-22

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