Job 14:11 · KJV
“{As} the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:”
— Job 14:11
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where {is} he? {wasteth...: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off}
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens {be} no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Job 14 — Context
{Yet} through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where {is} he? {wasteth...: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off}
11{As} the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens {be} no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13O 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!
Cross References
Isaiah 19:5
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, {which} refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, {and as} waters {that} fail? {fail: Heb. be not sure?}
Job 6:15-18
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, {and} as the stream of brooks they pass away;