'Death' in the Bible
“For now I would have lain down and been quiet;I would have slept then, I would have been at rest [in death],
“There [in death] the wicked cease from raging,And there the weary are at rest.
Who wait for death, but it does not come,And dig (search) for death more [diligently] than for hidden treasures,
“In famine He will redeem you from death,And in war from the power of the sword.
So that I would choose suffocation,Death rather than my pain.
Before I go—and I shall not return—To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death],
The [sunless] land of utter gloom as darkness itself,[The land] of the shadow of death, without order,And [where] it shines as [thick] darkness.”
“He uncovers mysteries [that are difficult to grasp and understand] out of the darknessAnd brings black gloom and the shadow of death into light.
“You prevail forever against him and overpower him, and he passes on;You change his appearance and send him away [from the presence of the living].
“My face is red and swollen with weeping,And on my eyelids is the shadow of death [my eyes are dimmed],
“Give me a pledge (guarantee, promise) with Yourself [acknowledge my innocence before my death];Who is there that will be my guarantor and give security for me?
“His skin is devoured by disease;The firstborn of death [the worst of diseases] consumes his limbs.
“He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety],And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
“Abaddon (the place of destruction) and Death say,‘We have [only] heard a report of it with our ears.’
“For I know that You will bring me to deathAnd to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.
“Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction],And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers).
“Have the gates of death been revealed to you,Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together;Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].
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