Psalms 49:19
17 For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
- KJV
- He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
- WEB
- he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
- ASV
- He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.
- DARBY
- It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
- BLB
- He will come to the generation of his fathers; even to forever they shall not see light.
- ÅB
- så skal du dog komme til dine fedres slekt; de ser ikke lyset evindelig.
- OTB
- De vil slutte seg til sine forfedres selskap;
De vil aldri mer se lyset. - B1930
- så skal du dog komme til dine fedres slekt; de ser ikke lyset evindelig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 33:30
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
Read in contextPsalms 56:13
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
Read in contextGenesis 15:15
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
Read in contextLuke 12:20
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Read in contextMatthew 8:12
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Read in contextJude 1:13
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
Read in context1 Kings 16:6
And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
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