23 Bible Verses about Death Looms Near

For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near the grave.

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

My spirit is broken, my days are ended, the graves are ready for me.

and he said, I cried to Jehovah from my distress. And He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help, and You heard my voice.

And His disciples came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Lord, save us! We perish!

And they came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Master, Master, we are perishing! Then being aroused, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

And a certain servant of a centurion who was dear to 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 had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and begged 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 beside myself,) I am more! I have been in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more, in deaths many times.

For indeed he was sick, coming near 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 draws near to the Pit, and his life to the dealers of death.

They say, A wicked thing is poured out on him, and he who lies down shall rise no more.

And you, Pashur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. And you shall come to Babylon, and you shall die there, and shall be buried there; you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.

And I will cast you and your mother who bore you into another country where you were not born. And there you shall die.

Therefore so says Jehovah, Behold, I will drive you from off the face of the earth. You shall die this year, because you have taught rebellion against Jehovah.

Let desolation take hold on them, and let them go down alive into hell; for evils are among them in their dwellings.

They shall die from deaths of diseases; they shall not be mourned, nor shall they be buried. But they shall be as dung on the face of the earth. And they shall be destroyed by the sword and by famine; and their bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.

Their soul hates all kinds of food; and they draw near 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 shall not return to me.

And it will be, if they say to you, Where shall we go? Then you shall tell them, So says Jehovah: Those who are for death, go to death; and those for the sword, to the sword; and those for the famine, to the famine; and those for the captivity, to the captivity.

And when he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt. And whoever is for death shall go to death; and whoever for captivity, into captivity; and whoever for the sword, to the sword.

Be watchful and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die. For I have not found your works being fulfilled before God.