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Psalms 49:14

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כַּצֹּ֤אן׀ka.Tzonlike <the> sheepH6629 →
לִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olfor SheolH7585 →
שַׁתּוּ֮sha.Tuthey have been appointedH8371 →
מָ֤וֶתMa.vetdeathH4194 →
יִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'Emit will shepherd themH7462 →
וַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.Duand they ruledH7287 →
בָ֤םvamover them
יְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.Rimupright [people]H3477 →
לַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerto the morningH1242 →
וְ֭צוּרָםVe.tzu.romand form theirH6697 →
לְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.Lot[is] for [the] consuming ofH1086 →
שְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olSheolH7585 →
מִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.Vulfrom lofty abodeH2073 →
לֽוֹ׃loof him

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Malachi 4:3Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.1 Corinthians 6:2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?Daniel 7:22until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.Job 24:19–20As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.Job 30:23Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.Daniel 7:18But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’Jeremiah 12:3But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.Psalms 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.Romans 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”Luke 22:30so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.Psalms 39:11You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. SelahJob 21:13They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.Isaiah 38:10–11I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.Hosea 6:3So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.Psalms 47:3He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.Psalms 44:11You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.Revelation 20:4–5Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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