Job 3:19

Job Wishes He Had Died

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“There the prisoners rest together;
They do not hear the taskmaster’s voice.
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“The small and the great are there,
And the servant is free from his master. ²⁰
“Why is the light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the bitter in soul,

Rich and Poor

Small and Great

Job

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 49:2

Both low and high,
Rich and poor together:

Psalm 49:6-10

Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?

Psalm 49:14-20

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

Ecclesiastes 8:8

There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind,
Nor does he have authority over the day of death;
There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,
And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

Furthermore, they are afraid of a high place and of dangers on the road; the almond tree (hair) blossoms [white], and the grasshopper (a little thing) is a burden, and the caperberry (desire, appetite) fails. For man goes to his eternal home and the mourners go about the streets and market places.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Luke 16:22-23

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.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed and destined for all men to die once and after this [comes certain] judgment,