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Job 14:12

Death and lossThe resurrectionHope

10 But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?

11 As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,

so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.

13 If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!

14 When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.

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BSB
so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.
KJV
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
WEB
so man lies down and doesn’t rise. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
ASV
So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
DARBY
So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.
BLB
so a man lies down and does not arise; until the heavens [are] no more, they will not awaken and they will not be roused from their sleep.
ÅB
så legger et menneske seg ned og reiser seg ikke igjen; så lenge himmelen er til, våkner de ikke - de vekkes ikke opp av sin søvn.
OTB
Så legger folk seg ned og reiser seg ikke.
Inntil himlene ikke er mer,
Vil de ikke våkne eller bli vekket fra sin slummer.
B1930
så legger et menneske sig ned og reiser sig ikke igjen; så lenge himmelen er til, våkner de ikke - de vekkes ikke op av sin søvn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 10:21–22

    before I go—never to return— to a land of darkness and gloom,

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  • Isaiah 26:19

    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

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  • Ecclesiastes 3:19–21

    For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

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  • Job 3:13

    For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest

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  • 2 Peter 3:10–13

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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  • 2 Peter 3:7

    And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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  • Job 30:23

    Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

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