23 Bible Verses about Death Looms Near

For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

to give light to those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into a way of peace.

My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, the grave is [ready] for me.

And he said, I called because of my affliction to LORD, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, [and] thou heard my voice.

And the disciples having approached, they awoke him, saying, Save us, Lord, we are perishing.

And having approached, they awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing. And having risen, he rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it became calm.

And a certain centurion's bondman faring badly was going to perish, who was esteemed by him.

because there was with him an only begotten daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But during his going the multitudes thronged him.

This man having heard that Jesus comes out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and besought him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was going to die.

Are they helpers of Christ? (I speak as being mad) I more: in toils, more abundantly; in stripes, countless; in prisons, more frequently; in deaths often.

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Yea, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

An evil disease, [they say], clings firm to him. And now that he lays he shall rise up no more.

And thou, Pashhur, and all who dwell in thy house shall go into captivity. And thou shall come to Babylon, and there thou shall die, and there thou shall be buried, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou have prophesied falsely.

And I will cast thee out, and thy mother who bore thee, into another country where ye were not born, and there ye shall die.

Therefore thus says LORD, Behold, I will send thee away from off the face of the earth. This year thou shall die because thou have spoken rebellion against LORD.

Let death come suddenly upon them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

They shall die grievous deaths. They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground. And they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine. And their dead bodies shall be food fo

Their soul abhors all manner of food, and they draw near to the gates of death.

But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

And it shall come to pass, when they say to thee, Where shall we go forth? Then thou shall tell them, Thus says LORD: Such as are for death, to death, and such as are for the sword, to the sword, and such as are for the famine, to

And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt, such as are for death, to death, and such as are for captivity, to captivity, and such as are for the sword, to the sword.

Become thou watchful, and strengthen the remaining things that thou were going to throw away, for I have not found thy works made complete before my God.