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Job 36:14 Meaning

They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Context Explained

12But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

13But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

14They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

Key Themes

youthdeathpurity

Related Cross References

  • Ecclesiastes 12:1

    Both verses reflect on the fleeting nature of youth and the importance of remembering God.

Source: Job 36:14