Job 17:13
“But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home,
If I make my bed in the darkness,
Job 3:13
“For now I would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept then, I would have been at rest [in death],
Job 10:21-22
Before I go—and I shall not return—
To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death],
Job 14:14
“If a man dies, will he live again?
I will wait all the days of my struggle
Until my change and release will come.
Job 17:1
The grave is ready for me.
Job 30:23
“For I know that You will bring me to death
And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.
Psalm 27:14
Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.
Psalm 139:8
If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.
Isaiah 57:2
He enters into peace [through death];
They rest in their beds (graves),
Each one who walked uprightly [following God’s will, living with integrity].
Lamentations 3:25-26
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If i wait
I have made
General references
Bible References
If i wait
“If a man dies, will he live again?
I will wait all the days of my struggle
Until my change and release will come.
Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
The grave
The grave is ready for me.
Before I go—and I shall not return—
To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death],
“For I know that You will bring me to death
And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.
I have made
If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.
He enters into peace [through death];
They rest in their beds (graves),
Each one who walked uprightly [following God’s will, living with integrity].
General references
I said, “In mid-life
I am to go through the gates of Sheol (the place of the dead),
I am to be summoned, deprived of the remainder of my years.”