Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "But his body pains him, And he mourns only for himself." King James Bible But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. Darby Bible Translation But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself. World English Bible But his flesh on him has pain, and his soul within him mourns." Young's Literal Translation Only -- his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.' Job 14:22 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleBut 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 the soul would be conscious of this in its distant and silent abode, and the description is given of the grave as if the body were conscious there, and the turning back to dust were attended with pain. This thought is that which makes the grave so gloomy now. We think of ourselves in its darkness and chilliness. We insensibly suppose that we shall be conscious there. And hence, we dread so much the lonely, sad, and gloomy residence in the tomb. The meaning of the word rendered "shall have pain" - כאב kâ'ab - is "to be sore, to be grieved, afflicted, sad." It is by the imagination, that pain is here attributed to the dead body. But Job was not alone in this. We all feel the same thing when we think of death. And his soul within him shall mourn - The soul that is within him shall be sad; that is, in the land of shades. So Virgil, speaking of the death of Lausus, says, Tum vita per auras Concessit moesta ad manes, corpusque reliquit. Aeneid x. 819. The idea of Job is, that it would leave all the comforts of this life; it would be separate from family and friends; it would go lonely and sad to the land of shades and of night. Job dreaded it. He loved life; and in the future world, as it was presented to his view, there was nothing to charm and attract. There he expected to wander in darkness and sadness; and from that gloomy world he expected to return no more forever. Eichhorn, however, has rendered this verse so as to give a different signification, which may perhaps be the true one. Nur uber sich ist er betrubt; Nur sich betrauert er. "His troubles pertain only to himself; his grief relates to himself alone." According to this, the idea is that he must bear all his sorrows alone, and for himself. He is cut off from the living, and is not permitted to share in the joys and sorrows of his posterity, nor they in his. He has no knowledge of anything that pertains to them, nor do they participate in his griefs. What a flood of light and joy would have been poured on his soul by the Christian hope, and by the revelation of the truth that there is a world of perfect light and joy for the righteous - in heaven! And what thanks do we owe to the Great Author of our religion - to him who is "the Resurrection and the Life " - that we are permitted to look upon the grave with hearts full of peace and joy! Job 14:22 Parallel Commentaries Library October 19 EveningConsolation in Christ, . . . comfort of love, . . . fellowship of the Spirit.--PHI. 2:1. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.--My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. The Father . . . shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever: the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name.--Blessed be God, … Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path A Voice from the Hartley Colliery Whether a Man May Merit for Himself the First Grace? Whether Christ's Body Rose Again Entire? Cross References Job 14:21 "His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it. Job 15:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded, Jump to Previous Alone Body Feels Flesh Grieveth Mourn Mourneth Mourns Pain Pained Pains Sad Soul WithinJump to Next Alone Body Feels Flesh Grieveth Mourn Mourneth Mourns Pain Pained Pains Sad Soul WithinLinks Job 14:22 NIVJob 14:22 NLT Job 14:22 ESV Job 14:22 NASB Job 14:22 KJV Job 14:22 Bible Apps Job 14:22 Biblia Paralela Job 14:22 Chinese Bible Job 14:22 French Bible Job 14:22 German Bible Job 14:22 Commentaries Bible Hub |