Job 14:19

Modern

…as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

Traditional

The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

Literal

…as stones by the waters are worn away, and her torrents engulf the dust of the earth, so the hope of man You destroy.

Latin

…lapides excavant aquæ, et alluvione paulatim terra consumitur: et hominem ergo similiter perdes.

Hebrew

English

…as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

Job 19:10
He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Job 7:6
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
Genesis 7:21–23
And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
Psalm 30:6–7
In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
Ezekiel 37:11
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
Luke 12:19–20
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
Genesis 6:17
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.