Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Like sheep - into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them, - And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.
New American Standard Bible
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the
And their form shall be for
King James Version
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Holman Bible
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,
and their form will waste away in Sheol,
far from their lofty abode.
International Standard Version
Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.
A Conservative Version
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.
American Standard Version
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
Amplified
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
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].
Bible in Basic English
Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
Darby Translation
Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
Julia Smith Translation
As sheep they were laid in hades; death shall rule over them, and the upright shall come down upon them in the morning; and their rock for falling away in hades from a dwelling to him.
King James 2000
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms [will be for] Sheol to consume, [far from] his lofty abode.
Modern King James verseion
Like sheep they are appointed to the grave; death shall reign for them; and the upright shall have the rule over them in the morning; and their form is for rotting; the grave is their home.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall have domination of them in the morning. Their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre, and hell shall be their dwelling.
NET Bible
They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
New Heart English Bible
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
Webster
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
World English Bible
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
Youngs Literal Translation
As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.
Themes
Beasts » Described as » Devoid of immortality
Death of the The Wicked » Like the death of beasts
Morning » Illustrative » Of the resurrection day
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the wicked in their death
Trust » Those that trust in wealth
Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Have dominion over the wicked
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 49:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Misplaced Trust In Wealth
13 This, their way, is a folly to them, And yet, their followers, with their mouth, approve. Selah. 14 Like sheep - into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them, - And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him. 15 But, God, will redeem my soul, out of the hand of hades, For he will take me. Selah.
Cross References
Malachi 4:3
And ye shall tread down the lawless, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet, - in the day when I am working with effect, saith Yahweh of hosts.
1 Corinthians 6:2
Or know ye not that, the saints, shall judge the world? And, if, by you, the world, is to be judged, unworthy are ye of the smallest judgment-seats?
Job 30:23
For I know that, unto death, thou wilt bring me back, even unto the house of meeting for every one living.
Job 24:19-20
Drought and heat, steal away snow water, Hades, them who have sinned.
Psalm 39:11
When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. Selah.
Daniel 7:22
until that the Ancient of Days, came, and, justice, was granted to the holy ones of the Highest, - and, the time, arrived, that the holy ones should possess, the kingdom.
Luke 22:30
That ye may eat and drink, at my table, in my kingdom, and sit upon thrones, judging, the twelve tribes of Israel.
Job 4:21
Is not their tent-rope within them, torn away? They die, disrobed of wisdom!
Job 17:13-14
If I wait for hades as my house, in darkness, have spread out my couch;
Job 21:13
They complete, in prosperity, their days, and, in a moment to hades, they sink down.
Job 21:26
Together, in the dust, they lie down, and, the worm, spreadeth a covering over them.
Psalm 9:17
The lawless, shall return, to hades, all nations forgetful of God.
Psalm 30:5
For there is, a Moment, in his anger, a Life-time, in his good-pleasure, In the evening, cometh Weeping to lodge, But, by the morning, -- tis a Shout of Triumph!
Psalm 44:11
Thou dost give us up like sheep to be devoured, And, amongst the nations, hast thou scattered us.
Psalm 47:3
He will subjugate, Peoples under us, and, Tribes of men beneath our feet.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
And the dust return to the earth, as it was, - and, the spirit, return unto God, who gave it.
Isaiah 38:10-11
I, said - In the noontide of my days, I must enter the gates of hades, - I am deprived of the residue of ray years!
Jeremiah 12:3
But thou O Yahweh, knowest me, Wilt thou observe me and try my heart towards thee? Drag them away, as sheep for slaughter, And hallow them for the day when they are to be slain.
Daniel 7:18
but the holy ones of the Highest, shall receive the kingdom, - and shall possess the kingdom for the age, yea for the age of ages.
Hosea 6:3
Then let us know - let us press on to know - Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured, - that he may come like a down-pour upon us, like the harvest-rain, and the seed-rain of the land.
Romans 8:36
According as it is written - For thy sake, are we being put to death all the day long, we have been reckoned as sheep for slaughter. -
Revelation 2:26-27
And, he that overcometh, and keepeth throughout my works, I will, give unto him, authority over the nations;
Revelation 20:4-5
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and sentence of judgment was given unto them; and I saw the souls of them who had been beheaded because of the witness of Jesus and because of the word of God, and such as had not done homage unto the wild-beast or unto his image, nor had received the mark upon their forehead or upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ, for a thousand years.