Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou hast strengthened him for a little while, that he may pass away for ever: thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him away. prevailest Ecclesiastes 8:8 It is not in man's power to stop the spirit, neither hath he power in the day of death, neither is he suffered to rest when war is at hand, neither shall wickedness save the wicked. changest Job 14:14 Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come. Job 2:12 And when they had lifted up their eyes afar off, they knew him not, and crying out, they wept, and rending their garments, they sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. Lamentations 4:8 Heth. Their face is now made blacker than coals, and they are not known in the streets: their skin hath stuck to their bones, it is withered, and is become like wood. Context Job Laments the Finality of Death…19Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man. 20Thou hast strengthened him for a little while, that he may pass away for ever: thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him away.21Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand.… Cross References Job 3:13 For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep: Job 4:20 From morning till evening they shall be cut down: and because no one understandeth, they shall perish for ever. Job 20:7 In the end he shall be destroyed like a dunghill, and they that had seen him, shall say: Where is he? Lexicon You foreverלָ֭נֶצַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity overpower him, תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ (tiṯ·qə·p̄ê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8630: To prevail over, overpower and he passes on; וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ (way·ya·hă·lōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk You change מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה (mə·šan·neh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute his countenance פָ֝נָ֗יו (p̄ā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face and send him away. וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ (wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out Additional Translations You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.You prevail for ever against him, and he passes: you change his countenance, and send him away. Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. Thou drivest him to an end, and he is gone: thou settest thy face against him, and sendest him away; Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him. Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away. Thou prevailest over him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away. Jump to Previous Appearance Change Changed Changest Changing Countenance Death Departs Face Forever Once Overcome Overpower Passes Passeth Prevail Prevailest SendestJump to Next Appearance Change Changed Changest Changing Countenance Death Departs Face Forever Once Overcome Overpower Passes Passeth Prevail Prevailest SendestLinks Job 14:20 NIVJob 14:20 NLT Job 14:20 ESV Job 14:20 NASB Job 14:20 KJV Job 14:20 Bible Apps Job 14:20 Biblia Paralela Job 14:20 Chinese Bible Job 14:20 French Bible Job 14:20 German Bible Alphabetical: all and appearance away change countenance departs for forever gone he him his is once overpower send You OT Poetry: Job 14:20 You forever prevail against him and he (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |