Job 30:23
New International Version
I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

New Living Translation
And I know you are sending me to my death— the destination of all who live.

English Standard Version
For I know that you will bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living.

Berean Standard Bible
Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

King James Bible
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

New King James Version
For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.

New American Standard Bible
“For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house of meeting for all living.

NASB 1995
“For I know that You will bring me to death And to the house of meeting for all living.

NASB 1977
“For I know that Thou wilt bring me to death And to the house of meeting for all living.

Legacy Standard Bible
For I know that You will bring me to death And to the house of meeting for all living.

Amplified Bible
“For I know that You will bring me to death And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.

Christian Standard Bible
Yes, I know that you will lead me to death — the place appointed for all who live.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yes, I know that You will lead me to death— the place appointed for all who live.

American Standard Version
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.

Contemporary English Version
Soon he will send me home to the world of the dead, where we all must go.

English Revised Version
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I know you will lead me to death, to the dwelling place appointed for all living beings.

Good News Translation
I know you are taking me off to my death, to the fate in store for everyone.

International Standard Version
I know that you're about to kill me, so I'm about to go to the house that's appointed for all the living."

Majority Standard Bible
Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

NET Bible
I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.

New Heart English Bible
For I know that you will bring me to death, To the house appointed for all living.

Webster's Bible Translation
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

World English Bible
For I know that you will bring me to death, to the house appointed for all living.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For I have known You bring me back [to] death, "" And [to] the house appointed for all living.

Young's Literal Translation
For I have known To death Thou dost bring me back, And to the house appointed for all living.

Smith's Literal Translation
For I knew thou wilt turn me back to death, and the house appointed to all living.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I know that thou wilt deliver me to death, where a house is appointed for every one that liveth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I know that you will hand me over to death, where a home has been established for all the living.

New American Bible
Indeed I know that you will return me to death to the house destined for everyone alive.

New Revised Standard Version
I know that you will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And yet I know that thou wilt bring me back from death to the meeting place for all living.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Therefore I know that you will return me from death to the house and the meeting of All Life
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For I know that Thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For I know that death will destroy me: for the earth is the house appointed for every mortal.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job's Prosperity Becomes Calamity
22You snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You toss me about in the storm. 23Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. 24Yet no one stretches out his hand to a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.…

Cross References
Hebrews 9:27
Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Ecclesiastes 3:20
All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Psalm 89:48
What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Psalm 90:3
You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Ecclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

Psalm 49:10
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Samuel 14:14
For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.

John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.


Treasury of Scripture

For I know that you will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

the house

Job 14:5
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Job 21:33
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

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I know
The phrase "I know" reflects Job's certainty and deep conviction. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "yada," which implies an intimate, experiential knowledge rather than mere intellectual understanding. This suggests that Job's awareness of his situation and the nature of life and death is not just theoretical but deeply personal and lived. In the context of Job's suffering, this knowledge is profound, as it comes from a place of intense personal experience and reflection on the human condition.

that You will bring me
The phrase "that You will bring me" indicates Job's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over life and death. The Hebrew verb "bo" is used here, which means to come or to bring. This reflects Job's understanding that it is God who ultimately controls his destiny. Despite his suffering, Job recognizes that his life is in God's hands, and it is God who will lead him to his final destination. This demonstrates Job's submission to God's will, even in the face of adversity.

into death
The phrase "into death" is a stark acknowledgment of the inevitability of mortality. The Hebrew word "maveth" is used, which refers to death as a state or condition. In the ancient Near Eastern context, death was often seen as a journey to a different realm. Job's use of this phrase shows his acceptance of the universal human fate. It also reflects the biblical theme that life is transient and that death is a passage that all must face, underscoring the need for faith and trust in God's eternal plan.

and to the place appointed for all the living
This phrase highlights the universality of death. The "place appointed" suggests a predetermined destination, emphasizing the belief in divine providence. The Hebrew word "moed" is used, which can mean an appointed time or place, often used in the context of sacred assemblies or festivals. Here, it underscores the idea that death is an inevitable appointment set by God for every living being. This reflects the biblical understanding that life and death are part of God's divine order, and every person must eventually face this reality. Job's acceptance of this truth is a testament to his faith and understanding of God's ultimate authority over life and death.

Verse 23. - For I know that thou wilt bring me to death. Job has all along expressed his conviction that he has nothing to look for but death. He feels within himself the seeds of a mortal malady; for such, practically, was elephantiasis in Job's time. He is devoid of any expectation of recovery. Death must come upon him, he thinks, ere long; and then God will bring him to the house appointed for all living. This, as he has already explained (Job 10:21, 22), is "the land of darkness and the shadow of death, a land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness." It is a melancholy prospect; but we must regard it as cheered by the hope of an ultimate resurrection, such as seems indicated, if not absolutely proclaimed, in Job 19:25-27 (see the comment on that passage).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Yes,
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I know that
יָ֭דַעְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

You will bring me down
תְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִי (tə·šî·ḇê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

[to] death,
מָ֣וֶת (mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

to the place
וּבֵ֖ית (ū·ḇêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

appointed
מוֹעֵ֣ד (mō·w·‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

for all
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the living.
חָֽי׃ (ḥāy)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life


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