Job 14:10

Hebrew Bible

8 Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil, 9 at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant. 10 But man dies and is powerless; he expires—and where is he? 11 As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up, 12 so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

LXX Job 14:10

Septuagint

8 For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock; 9 it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted. 10 But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more. 11 For the sea wastes in length of time, and a river fails and is dried up. 12 And man that has lain down in death shall certainly not rise again till the heaven be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep.

 Notes and References

"... In LXX Job 14:2, βροτός [human] is compared with a flower, which grows up and will wither away. But withering is not the end of a flower and death is not the end of βροτός. This fact will be elucidated in LXX Job 14:10. In LXX Job 14:2, it is compared with a flower, which grows up and will wither away. But withering is not the end of a flower and death is not the end of βροτός. This fact will be elucidated in LXX Job 14:10 ... LXX Job 14:10 makes a clear difference between the life and earthly existence of βροτός. According to LXX Job 14:12 the end of the earthly existence is not identical with the end of life. In this way the belief in the resurrection and the eternal life with God, is indirectly expressed. In contrast to other Old Testament passages, which refer to the resurrection of a chosen individual person, here the focus is on a general resurrection that will take place at the end of earthly existence, when the heavens will be joined together ... The Septuagint term βροτός therefore does not refer to the man who is to die, the mortal one. It expresses and emphasizes the beauty of a complete human being ..."

Dafni, Evangelia G. βρότος A Favourite Word of Homer in the Septuagint Version of Job (pp. 35-65) Verbum et Ecclesia Vol. 28, No. 1, 2007

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