Job 14:13-17 | TNotes | STEP | 14:13 Since the grave is a permanent abode (14:10-12 , see 3:13-19 ; 7:6-10 ; 10:20-22 ), Job could not even fulfill his request from 13:20-21 by hiding temporarily in the grave.

a14:13►

b14:10-12►

c3:13-19►

d7:6-10►

e10:20-22►

f13:20-21►

g14:16►

h10:12►

i13:27►

j14:3►

k14:17►

lDeut 32:34-35►

mHos 13:12►

‏ Job 14:13-17

14:13 ^a Since the grave is a permanent abode (14:10-12 ^b, see 3:13-19 ^c; 7:6-10 ^d; 10:20-22 ^e), Job could not even fulfill his request from 13:20-21 ^f by hiding temporarily in the grave.
14:16 ^g guard my steps: Here, Job refers to God’s providential care (10:12 ^h) rather than to his surveillance (13:27 ⁱ; 14:3 ^j).
14:17 ^k If sins are sealed in a pouch they do not await a time of reckoning (Deut 32:34-35 ^l; Hos 13:12 ^m)—they are hidden forever. Job was requesting acquittal.