Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible





Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
Verse ConceptsEuthanasiaLife, HumanDeath, Preparation ForLife, Brevity OfAfflictions, Prayer DuringTransient WealthPeople EndedDeathDaysEnd Of Days

In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” Verse ConceptsdiseasesHousesProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtProphets, Role OfReadinessSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfDeath, Preparation ForPutting In OrderNearness Of DeathSick IndividualsDeath Will Soon HappenNamed Prophets Of The LordDeathRecoveryIllnessFamily Death

But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion. Verse ConceptsDeath, Preparation ForAnimals Fate After DeathLiving Things




If only they were wise, they would figure it out;
they would understand their fate.
Verse ConceptsDeath, Preparation ForThoughtfulnessAcquiring Wisdomfate

Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”
Verse ConceptsDeath, Preparation ForIndividuals Passing AwayLeave Us AloneRecoveryBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeSmiling

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Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going. Verse ConceptsAboundingAgingIndustryLaborFervourDeath, Preparation ForZealPhysical LabourHard LaborState Of The DeadDeathCareer SuccessOpportunityDoing Your BestSuccess And Hard WorkWorking Hard And Not Being Lazyhardwork

Light is sweet, and it is pleasing for the eyes to see the sun. For if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, since they will be many. All that comes is futile.

For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. The living, only the living can thank You, as I do today; a father will make Your faithfulness known to children.

"Be ready for service and have your lamps lit. You must be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks, they can open [the door] for him at once. Those slaves the master will find alert when he comes will be blessed. I assure you: He will get ready, have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.




It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.
Verse ConceptsDeath, Description OfAfterlifeNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeathPraise And Worship

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten. Their love, their hate, and their envy have already disappeared, and there is no longer a portion for them in all that is done under the sun.

For Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You.
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHope, Nature OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceSheolNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved One

Brothers, I tell you this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and corruption cannot inherit incorruption. Listen! I am telling you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

For Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You.
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHope, Nature OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceSheolNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved One

I am obligated by vows to You, God;
I will make my thank offerings to You.
Verse ConceptsVowsRight SacrificesWe Thank God


The Lord will save me;
we will play stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
at the house of the Lord.
Verse ConceptsPraise, Manner And Methods OfStringsGod My Salvationinstruments

A poem by Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness: I said: In the prime of my life I must go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years. I said: I will never see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I will not look on humanity any longer with the inhabitants of what is passing away. read more.
My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom. You make an end of me from day until night. I thought until the morning: He will break all my bones like a lion; You make an end of me day and night. I chirp like a swallow [or] a crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; support me. What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul, Lord, because of these [promises] people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live. Indeed, it was for [my own] welfare that I had such great bitterness; but Your love [has delivered] me from the Pit of destruction, for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. The living, only the living can thank You, as I do today; a father will make Your faithfulness known to children. The Lord will save me; we will play stringed instruments all the days of our lives at the house of the Lord. Now Isaiah had said, "Let them take a lump of figs and apply it to his infected skin, so that he may recover." And Hezekiah had asked, "What is the sign that I will go up to the Lord's temple?"

But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion. Verse ConceptsDeath, Preparation ForAnimals Fate After DeathLiving Things

For Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You.
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHope, Nature OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceSheolNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved One

Lord, because of these [promises] people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live. Indeed, it was for [my own] welfare that I had such great bitterness; but Your love [has delivered] me from the Pit of destruction, for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

For Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You.
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHope, Nature OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceSheolNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved One

I said: In the prime of my life I must go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years. I said: I will never see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I will not look on humanity any longer with the inhabitants of what is passing away. My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom. You make an end of me from day until night. read more.
I thought until the morning: He will break all my bones like a lion; You make an end of me day and night. I chirp like a swallow [or] a crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; support me. What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul, Lord, because of these [promises] people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live. Indeed, it was for [my own] welfare that I had such great bitterness; but Your love [has delivered] me from the Pit of destruction, for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.
Verse ConceptsDeath, Description OfAfterlifeNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeathPraise And Worship

Lord, because of these [promises] people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live. Indeed, it was for [my own] welfare that I had such great bitterness; but Your love [has delivered] me from the Pit of destruction, for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

A poem by Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness: I said: In the prime of my life I must go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years. I said: I will never see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I will not look on humanity any longer with the inhabitants of what is passing away. read more.
My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom. You make an end of me from day until night. I thought until the morning: He will break all my bones like a lion; You make an end of me day and night. I chirp like a swallow [or] a crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; support me. What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul, Lord, because of these [promises] people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live. Indeed, it was for [my own] welfare that I had such great bitterness; but Your love [has delivered] me from the Pit of destruction, for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. The living, only the living can thank You, as I do today; a father will make Your faithfulness known to children. The Lord will save me; we will play stringed instruments all the days of our lives at the house of the Lord.