23 Bible Verses about Death Looms Near

For my soul has had enough troubles,
And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

“My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished,
The grave is ready for me.

and he said,
“I called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.

And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”

They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm.

And a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him.

When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death.

For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.

“Then his soul draws near to the pit,
And his life to those who bring death.

“A wicked thing is poured out upon him,
That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”

And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and you will enter Babylon, and there you will die and there you will be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied.’”

I will hurl you and your mother who bore you into another country where you were not born, and there you will die.

Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This year you are going to die, because you have counseled rebellion against the Lord.’”

Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

“They will die of deadly diseases, they will not be lamented or buried; they will be as dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their carcasses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth.”

Their soul abhorred all kinds of food,
And they drew near to the gates of death.

But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

And it shall be that when they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you are to tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“Those destined for death, to death;
And those destined for the sword, to the sword;
And those destined for famine, to famine;
And those destined for captivity, to captivity.”’

He will also come and strike the land of Egypt; those who are meant for death will be given over to death, and those for captivity to captivity, and those for the sword to the sword.

Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.