Parallel Verses
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."
New American Standard Bible
Until the heavens are no longer,
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.
Holman Bible
They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;
they will not stir from their sleep.
A Conservative Version
so man lays down and does not rise. Till the heavens be no more, they shall 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.
Amplified
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.
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.
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.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
So man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{so} a man lies down, and he does not arise. {Until the heavens are no more}, they will not awaken, and they will not be roused out of their sleep.
Modern King James verseion
so man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be awakened out of their sleep.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but when man sleepeth, he riseth not again, until the heaven perish: he shall not wake up nor rise out of his 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.
The Emphasized Bible
So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.
Webster
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 shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
Youngs 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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 14:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues To Argue His Case With God
11 As water disappears from the sea, or water evaporates from a river, 12 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." 13 "Won't you keep me safe in the afterlife? Conceal me until your anger subsides. Set an appointment for me, then remember me.
Cross References
Job 3:13
"If I had died, I would be lying down by now, undisturbed, asleep, and at rest,
Acts 3:21
He must remain in heaven until the time of universal restitution, which God announced long ago through the voice of his holy prophets.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.
Job 7:21
Why haven't you pardoned my transgression and taken away my iniquity? Now I'm about to lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I won't be around!"
Job 10:21-22
before I go, never to return, leaving for the land of deep darkness and shadow.
Job 19:25-27
"As for me, I know that my Vindicator is alive; And he, the Last One, will take his stand on the soil.
Job 30:23
I know that you're about to kill me, so I'm about to go to the house that's appointed for all the living."
Psalm 102:26
They will perish, but you will remain; and they all will become worn out, like a garment. You will change them like clothing, and they will pass away.
Ecclesiastes 3:19-21
For what happens to people also happens to animals a single event happens to them: just as someone dies, so does the other. In fact, they all breathe the same way, so that a human being has no superiority over an animal. All of this is pointless.
Ecclesiastes 12:5
At that time they will fear climbing heights and dangers along the road while the almond tree will blossom, and the grasshopper is weighed down. Desire will cease, because the person goes to his eternal home, and mourners will gather in the marketplace.
Isaiah 26:19
"But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Those who live in the dust will wake up and shout for joy! For your dew is like the dew of dawn, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
Isaiah 51:6
"Lift up your eyes, you heavens and look to the earth beneath; and see who created these. Its inhabitants will die just like this; but my salvation will be forever, and my deliverance will never fail.
Isaiah 65:17
Take notice! I'm about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things won't be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
Isaiah 66:22
"For as the new heavens and the new earth that I am about to make will endure before me," says the LORD, "so will your descendants and your name endure.
Daniel 12:2
Many of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will awaken some to life everlasting, and some to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."
John 11:11-13
These were the things he said. Then after this, he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I'm leaving to wake him up."
Romans 8:20
because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty
Ephesians 5:14
for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.''
1 Thessalonians 4:14-15
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so through Jesus God will bring those who have died with him.
2 Peter 3:7
Now by that same word, the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire and are being kept for the day when ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.
2 Peter 3:10-13
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.