Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version so he lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, people will not awake or be roused from their sleep. New Living Translation people are laid to rest and do not rise again. Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up nor be roused from their sleep. English Standard Version so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. Berean Standard Bible so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep. King James Bible So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. New King James Version So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep. New American Standard Bible So a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens no longer exist, He will not awake nor be woken from his sleep. NASB 1995 So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep. NASB 1977 So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens be no more, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep. Legacy Standard Bible So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep. Amplified Bible So man lies down and does not rise [again]. Until the heavens are no longer, The dead will not awake nor be raised from their sleep. Christian Standard Bible so people lie down never to rise again. They will not wake up until the heavens are no more; they will not stir from their sleep. Holman Christian Standard Bible so man lies down never to rise again. They will not wake up until the heavens are no more; they will not stir from 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. Contemporary English Version we fall into the sleep of death, never to rise again, until the sky disappears. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation so each person lies down and does not rise until the heavens cease to exist. He does not wake up. He is not awakened from his sleep. Good News Translation people die, never to rise. They will never wake up while the sky endures; they will never stir from their sleep. International Standard Version so also a person lies down and does not get up; they won't awaken until the heavens are no more, nor will they arise from their sleep." Majority Standard Bible so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep. NET Bible so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep. New Heart English Bible so man lies down and doesn't rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep. Webster's Bible Translation So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens shall 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd man has lain down, and does not rise, "" Until the wearing out of the heavens they do not awaken, "" Nor are roused from 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. Smith's Literal Translation And man lay down and he will not rise: till the heavens be no more they shall not awake and rise from their sleep. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo man when he is fallen asleep shall not rise again; till the heavens be broken, he shall not awake, nor rise up out of his sleep. Catholic Public Domain Version just so, when a man is fallen asleep, he will not rise again, until the heavens are worn away; he will not awaken, nor rise from his sleep. New American Bible So mortals lie down, never to rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep. New Revised Standard Version so mortals lie down and do not rise again; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake or be roused out of their sleep. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo man who lies down does not rise again; until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a man who falls asleep does not rise until the Heavens wear out; they will not be awakened and they do not break out from their sleep OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So man lieth down and riseth not; Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep. Brenton Septuagint Translation And man that has lain down in death shall certainly not rise again till the heaven be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Laments the Finality of Death…11As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry, 12so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep. 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!… Cross References 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 1 Thessalonians 4:14-16 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. / By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. / For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Isaiah 26:19 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. John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. Ezekiel 37:12-14 Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’” Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. Matthew 22:31-32 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: / ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Philippians 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. Luke 20:35-36 But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. / In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God. John 6:39-40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. / For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” Treasury of Scripture So man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. So man Job 10:21,22 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; … Job 30:23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. Ecclesiastes 3:19-21 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity… till the heavens Job 19:25-27 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: … Psalm 102:26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. awake Job 3:13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, Job 7:21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. Isaiah 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Jump to Previous Aroused Awake Goes Heavens Last Lies Raised Resting-Place Rise Rises Riseth Roused Sleep WearingJump to Next Aroused Awake Goes Heavens Last Lies Raised Resting-Place Rise Rises Riseth Roused Sleep WearingJob 14 1. Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death7. He waits for his change 16. By sin the creature is subject to corruption so man lies down The phrase "lies down" in Hebrew is "שָׁכַב" (shakab), which often refers to the act of lying down in death. In the context of Job, this phrase underscores the inevitability of death for all humanity. It reflects the somber reality that life is transient and that death is a common destiny. This imagery of lying down suggests a finality, a rest from the toils and struggles of life, which is a recurring theme in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. and does not rise Until the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused from his sleep Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew so manוְאִ֥ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person lies down שָׁכַ֗ב (šā·ḵaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down and does not וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no rise. יָ֫ק֥וּם (yā·qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand Until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the heavens שָׁ֭מַיִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky are no more, בִּלְתִּ֣י (bil·tî) Preposition Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until he will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be awakened יָקִ֑יצוּ (yā·qî·ṣū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6974: Arise, be awake, watch [or] וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no roused יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ (yê·‘ō·rū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake from his sleep. מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃ (miš·šə·nā·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8142: Sleep Links Job 14:12 NIVJob 14:12 NLT Job 14:12 ESV Job 14:12 NASB Job 14:12 KJV Job 14:12 BibleApps.com Job 14:12 Biblia Paralela Job 14:12 Chinese Bible Job 14:12 French Bible Job 14:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 14:12 So man lies down and doesn't rise (Jb) |