Job 14:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. cometh to naught-- literally, "fadeth"; a poetical image from a leaf ( ). Here Job falls back into his gloomy bodings as to the grave. Instead of "and surely," translate "yet"; marking the transition from his brighter hopes. Even the solid mountain falls and crumbles away; man therefore cannot "hope" to escape decay or to live again in the present world ( ). out of his place-- so man ( ).

‏ Job 14:18

18. cometh to naught--literally, "fadeth"; a poetical image from a leaf (Is 34:4). Here Job falls back into his gloomy bodings as to the grave. Instead of "and surely," translate "yet"; marking the transition from his brighter hopes. Even the solid mountain falls and crumbles away; man therefore cannot "hope" to escape decay or to live again in the present world (Job 14:19).

out of his place--so man (Psa 103:16).