Job 14:19 meaning and explanation

as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

Job 14:19, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is speaking to God, and in this chapter he weighs human frailty against God's power. He has just pictured a tree that sprouts again when cut down, while a person lies down and does not rise.

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