Verse 12
Job 14:12
Bible in Basic English
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽ/לֹא יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְ/לֹֽא יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִ/שְּׁנָתָֽ/ם
English Translation
And a man lay down and did not rise until the heavens are no more; they will not awake and will not be stirred from their sleep.
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Chapter 14 Context
1
As for man, the son of woman, his days are short and full of trouble.
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He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again...
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3
Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?
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If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible.
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If his days are ordered, and you have knowledge of the number of his months, having given him a fixe...
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Let your eyes be turned away from him, and take your hand from him, so that he may have pleasure at...
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7
For there is hope of a tree; if it is cut down, it will come to life again, and its branches will no...
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8
Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;
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9
Still, at the smell of water, it will make buds, and put out branches like a young plant.
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10
But man comes to his death and is gone: he gives up his spirit, and where is he?
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11
The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry;
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12
So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, the...
13
If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is pa...
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14
If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, til...
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15
At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your...
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16
For now my steps are numbered by you, and my sin is not overlooked.
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17
My wrongdoing is corded up in a bag, and my sin is shut up safe.
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18
But truly a mountain falling comes to dust, and a rock is moved from its place;
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The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by the...
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20
You overcome him for ever, and he is gone; his face is changed in death, and you send him away.
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21
His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious o...
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Only his flesh still has pain, and his soul is sad.
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