23 Bible Verses about Death Looms Near
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to give light to those that dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.
and said, I cried by reason of my tribulation unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou didst hear my voice.
And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.
And they came to him and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there was a calm.
And a certain centurion's slave, who was dear unto him, was sick and ready to die.
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went, the people thronged him.
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him and besought him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more, in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.
For indeed he was sick near unto death, but God had mercy on him and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
His soul shall draw near to the grave, and his life to those that would bury him.
A disease of Belial, they say, cleaves fast unto him, and now that he lies he shall rise up no more.
And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity; and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die and shalt be buried there, thou and all those who love thee well, unto whom thou hast prophesied with lies.
And I will cast thee out and thy mother that bore thee into another country, where ye were not born, and there ye shall die.
Therefore thus hath the LORD said; Behold, I will send thee away from upon the face of the earth; this year thou shalt die because thou hast spoken rebellion against the LORD.
Let them be condemned unto death, and let them go down alive into Sheol for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth; and they shall be consumed by the sword and by famine; and their carcasses shall be food for the fowls of heaven and for the beasts of the earth.
Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death.
But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Where shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus hath the LORD said: 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 the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
And he shall come and smite the land of Egypt and deliver 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.
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
