Thematic Bible
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Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may be taught the uncertainty of life
"Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I [am]."
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death » Preparation for
And if you call on [him] [as] Father who judges impartially according to each one's work, conduct yourselves with fear during the time of your temporary residence,
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It is necessary [for] us to do the deeds of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work!
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"Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I [am]."
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In those days Hezekiah became {deathly ill}, and Isaiah the son of Amoz the prophet came to him and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Command your house, for you [are about] to die; you will not recover.'"
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Whoever is joined to all the living has hope. After all, even a live dog is better than a dead lion!
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For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.
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For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
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For here we do not have a permanent city, but we seek the [city] that is to come.
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If only they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern {for themselves their end}.
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Look [away] from me that I may be cheerful, before I depart and I am no more.
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So teach [us] to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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Whatever your hand finds to do--do [it] with [all] your might; for in Sheol--where you are going--no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.
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The light is sweet, and it [is] pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them! Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many-- all that is coming [is] vanity!
For Sheol cannot praise you; death [cannot] praise you. Those who go down [to the] pit cannot hope for your faithfulness. [The] living, [the] living one praises you like me today; a father will make your faithfulness known to children.
"{You must be prepared for action} and [your] lamps burning. And you, [be] like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that [when he] comes back and knocks, they can open [the door] for him immediately. Blessed [are] those slaves whom the master will find on the alert [when he] returns! Truly I say to you that he will dress himself for service and have them recline at the table and will come by [and] serve them.
Instead you should say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
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natural Death » Pray to be prepared for
"Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I [am]."
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So teach [us] to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
"Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I [am]."
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