23 Bible Verses about Death Looms Near

For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.

And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest 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 servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a 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 oft.

For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth 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 thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.

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

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: 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 carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

But now he is dead, wherefore 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, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the 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 the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.

And when he cometh, he shall 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.