Job 34:15

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 34:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.
Job 34:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 34

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“All flesh shall perish together, etc.] Not one by one, or one after another, as they generally do, but all together; as when the flood swept away the world of the ungodly. “All flesh” signifies all men, and their bodies of flesh particularly, which are weak, frail, and mortal; and if God gathers or takes out the spirit from them, they die immediately, which is meant by perishing, as in (<210715>Ecclesiastes 7:15 <235701>Isaiah 57:1); and man shall turn again unto dust; from whence he came, as the body does at death; when those earthly tabernacles of the bodies of men, which have their foundation in the dust, are dissolved and sink into it. Now though this is the case of particular persons,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“All flesh shall perish together - If God chose, he would have a right to cut down the whole race. How then shall people complain of the loss of health, comforts, and friends, and presume to arraign God as if he were unjust? return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“All - The design of this and the foregoing verse is the same with that of Job 34:13, namely, to declare God's absolute and uncontrollable sovereignty over all men. Job 34:17”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Job 30:23; Gen 3:19; Psa 90:3-10; Ecc 12:7; Isa 27:4, Isa 57:16 Job 34:16”
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