When Jacob (Israel) had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].

And Jesus cried out again with a loud [agonized] voice, and gave up His spirit [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan].

And at once she fell down at his feet and died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

Where is he

So man lies down and does not rise [again].
Until the heavens are no longer,
The dead will not awake nor be raised from their sleep.

“Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh];
My eye will not see good again.

“Even after my [mortal] skin is destroyed [by death],
Yet from my [immortal] flesh I will see God,

The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.

Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried.

General references

[There is no exemption,] but whoever is joined with all the living, has hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

“Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?