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

“My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished,
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, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

I have made

General references

Bible References

If i wait

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.
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.
Lamentations 3:25

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

Job 17:1
“My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished,
The grave is ready for me.
Job 10:21

Before I go—and I shall not return—
To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death],
Job 30:23

“For I know that You will bring me to death
And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.

I have made

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].

General references

Ecclesiastes 2:20
So I turned aside and let my heart despair over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.
Isaiah 38:10

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.”