Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
man . . . man—Two distinct Hebrew words are here used; Geber, a mighty man: though mighty, he dies. Adam, a man of earth: because earthly, he gives up the ghost.
wasteth—is reduced to nothing: he cannot revive in the present state, as the tree does. The cypress and pine, which when cut down do not revive, were the symbols of death among the Romans.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 14:10:
Job 14:14
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