Ecclesiastes 9:5

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Ecclesiastes 9:5

The living know that they will die! The dead do not know anything. They do not have any more reward. Their memory is forgotten.

Job 14:21

His sons are honored and he does not know it. They are brought low and he does not see it.

Isaiah 26:14

They are now dead and they live no more. The deceased do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin. You wiped out all memory (memorial) (commemoration) of them.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

Neither the wise man nor the foolish man will be remembered for long. All that now is will be forgotten in the days to come. Death comes to both the wise and the foolish.

Ecclesiastes 8:10

I saw the wicked buried, those who had come and gone out of the holy place. They were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity.

Psalm 6:5

No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave?

Ecclesiastes 1:11

There is no memory of former things. Those who follow will not remember those who are yet to come.

Job 7:8-10

You see me now but not for long. Your eyes will be on me but I will be dead.

Job 30:23

Yes, I know that you will bring me to death, to the house appointed for all living.

Psalm 88:10-12

Will you perform miracles for those who are dead? Will the dead rise and give thanks to you?

Psalm 109:15

Let their guilt and sin always remain on record in front of Jehovah. Let Jehovah remove every memory of him from the earth,

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting. That is the end for all men and the living takes it to heart.

Isaiah 63:16

You are our Father. Even though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not pay attention to us, O Jehovah, you are our Father. Your name is our Defender From Everlasting.

Hebrews 9:27

It is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

The living

Ecclesiastes 7:2

Job 30:23

Hebrews 9:27

The dead

For the

Isaiah 26:14

General references

Ecclesiastes 4:2

Isaiah 38:11

Bible References

The living

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting. That is the end for all men and the living takes it to heart.

Yes, I know that you will bring me to death, to the house appointed for all living.

It is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:

The dead

His sons are honored and he does not know it. They are brought low and he does not see it.

No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave?

Will you perform miracles for those who are dead? Will the dead rise and give thanks to you?

You are our Father. Even though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not pay attention to us, O Jehovah, you are our Father. Your name is our Defender From Everlasting.

For the

Neither the wise man nor the foolish man will be remembered for long. All that now is will be forgotten in the days to come. Death comes to both the wise and the foolish.

I saw the wicked buried, those who had come and gone out of the holy place. They were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity.

You see me now but not for long. Your eyes will be on me but I will be dead.

Let their guilt and sin always remain on record in front of Jehovah. Let Jehovah remove every memory of him from the earth,

They are now dead and they live no more. The deceased do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin. You wiped out all memory (memorial) (commemoration) of them.

General references

I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.

I thought that I would not see Jehovah in this world. Even with all the people in the world, I thought I would never see another person.