Parallel Verses
Amplified
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
New American Standard Bible
You
And
King James Version
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Holman Bible
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
International Standard Version
When you withdraw your favor, they are disappointed; Take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.
A Conservative Version
Thou hide thy face, they are troubled. Thou take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
American Standard Version
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
Bible in Basic English
If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.
Darby Translation
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt hide thy face, they will tremble: thou wilt take away their spirit, they shall expire and turn back to dust
King James 2000
You hide your face, they are troubled: you take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You hide your face, they are terrified. You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Modern King James verseion
You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But when thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; when thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their dust.
NET Bible
When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.
New Heart English Bible
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed, Thou withdrawest their spirit, They cease to breathe, And, unto their own dust, do they return:
Webster
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
World English Bible
You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
Themes
Corruption » Physical decomposition » After death
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Returning to dust
natural Death » Described as » Returning to dust
Interlinear
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References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
28
You give it to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are filled and satisfied with good [things].
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
You send out Your Spirit, they are created;
You renew the face of the ground.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Job 34:14-15
“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
Psalm 30:7
By Your favor and grace, O Lord, you have made my mountain stand strong;
You hid Your face, and I was horrified.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Deuteronomy 31:17
Then My anger will be kindled and burn against them in that day, and I will abandon (turn away from) them and hide My face from them. They will be devoured, and many evils and troubles will come on them, so that they will say in that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come on us?’
Psalm 90:3
You turn man back to dust,
And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!”
Psalm 146:4
When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.
Job 10:9
‘Remember now, that You have made me as clay;
So will You turn me into dust again?
Job 13:24
“Why do You hide Your face [as if offended]
And consider me Your enemy?
Job 34:29
“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—
Acts 17:25
nor is He
Romans 8:20-22
For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope