Job 14:12 “so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, h…”

Job 14:12

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.

Geneva Bible 1599

So man sleepeth and riseth not: for hee shall not wake againe, nor be raised from his sleepe till the heauen be no more.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.

Bible in Basic English

So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.

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Cross references

“So man”

Ecclesiastes 3:19–21 Job 30:23 Ecclesiastes 12:5 Job 10:21 Job 10:22

Ecclesiastes 3:19–21 · BSB

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.

Job 30:23 · BSB

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

Ecclesiastes 12:5 · BSB

when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

Job 10:21 · BSB

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

Job 10:22 · BSB

to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

“till the heavens”

2 Peter 3:10–13 2 Peter 3:7 Job 19:25–27 Psalm 102:26 Isaiah 51:6 Isaiah 65:17

2 Peter 3:10–13 · BSB

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.

2 Peter 3:7 · BSB

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.

Job 19:25–27 · BSB

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

Psalm 102:26 · BSB

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

Isaiah 51:6 · BSB

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and M…

Isaiah 65:17 · BSB

For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

“awake”

Job 3:13 Isaiah 26:19 Job 7:21 Daniel 12:2 Ephesians 5:14 John 11:11–13

Job 3:13 · BSB

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

Isaiah 26:19 · BSB

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.

Job 7:21 · BSB

Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

Daniel 12:2 · BSB

And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Ephesians 5:14 · BSB

So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

John 11:11–13 · BSB

After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

13If 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!

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