Job 14:19

The turbulent waters wear away the stones of the brook by their constant action.

thou washest away, &c] Rather, the floods thereof (i. e. of the waters) do wash away the soil of the earth.

and thou destroyest i. e. sothou destroyest. The "hope" of man which God destroys is not the specific hope of a renewed life (Job 14:7) this idea is dismissed but more general, the hope of life.