Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. Treasury of Scripture Like Psalm 44:11 You have given us like sheep appointed for meat; and have scattered us among the heathen. Jeremiah 12:3 But you, O LORD, know me: you have seen me, and tried my heart toward you: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter... Romans 8:36 As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. they Job 17:13,14 If I wait, the grave is my house: I have made my bed in the darkness... Job 21:13,26 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave... Job 30:23 For I know that you will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it. Isaiah 38:10,11 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years... death Job 24:19,20 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so does the grave those which have sinned... upright Psalm 47:3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High... Malachi 4:3 And you shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this... Luke 22:30 That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 1 Corinthians 6:2 Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you... Revelation 2:26,27 And he that overcomes, and keeps my works to the end, to him will I give power over the nations... Revelation 20:4,5 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them... morning Psalm 30:5 For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come to us as the rain... their Psalm 39:11 When you with rebukes do correct man for iniquity, you make his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. Job 4:21 Does not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. beauty. or, strength
in the grave, or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them Job 30:23 For I know that you will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Context Why Should I Fear?
1Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world: 2Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp. 5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever:) 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 12Nevertheless man being in honor stays not: he is like the beasts that perish. 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16Be not you afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself. 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory.
Darby Bible Translation
Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
King James Bible
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Young's Literal Translation
As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.
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