Job 14:13

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

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

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.

15 You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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!
KJV
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
WEB
“Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time and remember me!
ASV
Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
DARBY
Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret until thine anger be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me,
BLB
Who will give [that] You would hide me in Sheol, [that] You would hide me until the turning back of Your anger, [that] You would set for me a limit, and then remember me!
ÅB
Å om du ville gjemme meg i dødsriket og skjule meg der til din vrede var over - om du ville sette meg et tidsmål og så komme meg i hu!
OTB
“Å, at Du ville skjule meg i Sheol,
At Du ville skjule meg til Din vrede avtar,
At Du ville sette en tid for meg og huske meg!
B1930
Å om du vilde gjemme mig i dødsriket og skjule mig der til din vrede var over - om du vilde sette mig et tidsmål og så komme mig i hu!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 57:1–2

    The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.

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  • Isaiah 26:20–21

    Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.

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  • Mark 13:32

    No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

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  • Job 3:17–19

    There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.

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  • Isaiah 12:1

    In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

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  • Psalms 106:4

    Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,

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  • Genesis 8:1

    But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.

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  • Acts 17:31

    For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

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