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13     Who designated Him as earth’s overseer?
        Who placed Him in charge of the entire world?
14     If He made it His aim to do so,
        if He recalled to Himself His spirit and His breath,
15     All living creatures would expire as one
        and humankind would return to the dust from which He formed them.

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13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

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

15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

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13 Who gave Him charge over the earth?
Or who appointed Him over the whole world?
14 If He should set His heart on it,
If He should (A)gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
15 (B)All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.

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13 Who appointed(A) him over the earth?
    Who put him in charge of the whole world?(B)
14 If it were his intention
    and he withdrew his spirit[a](C) and breath,(D)
15 all humanity would perish(E) together
    and mankind would return to the dust.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 34:14 Or Spirit

13 Who put him in charge of the earth?
    Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
14 If he set his heart on himself,
    if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
15 all flesh would perish together,
    and man would turn again to dust.

Read full chapter