Job 34:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath,

New Living Translation
If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath,

English Standard Version
If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath,

Berean Study Bible
If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

New American Standard Bible
“If He were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself,

NASB 1995
"If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,

NASB 1977
“If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,

Amplified Bible
“If God should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,

Christian Standard Bible
If he put his mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath he gave,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave,

Contemporary English Version
If God took back the breath that he breathed into us,

Good News Translation
If God took back the breath of life,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If he thought only of himself and withdrew his Spirit and his breath,

International Standard Version
If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life,

NET Bible
If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

New King James Version
If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,

King James 2000 Bible
If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

New Heart English Bible
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

World English Bible
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

American King James Version
If he set his heart on man, if he gather to himself his spirit and his breath;

American Standard Version
If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

A Faithful Version
If He sets His heart on man, if He gathers to Himself his spirit and his breath,

Darby Bible Translation
If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,

English Revised Version
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

Webster's Bible Translation
If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If he set his heart vpon man and gather vnto hym selfe his spirite and his breath,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
To whom hath he geuen his herte, for to drawe his sprete and breth vnto him?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
If He sets His heart on him, "" [If] He gathers His Spirit and His breath to Himself,

Young's Literal Translation
If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.

Smith's Literal Translation
If he will set his heart to him, he will gather his spirit and his breath to him;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
If he turns his heart against it, his spirit and his soul are gathered to him

Lamsa Bible
If he should turn his heart against man, man's spirit and his breath will be gathered to him.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If He set His heart upon man, If He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself;
















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