21 Bible Verses about People Passing Away

That we speak of is wisdom among them that are perfect - not the wisdom of this world, neither of the rulers of this world, which goeth to nought -

Our fathers, which now are gone, have sinned; and we must bear their wickedness.

What is now become of your forefathers and the prophets? Are they yet still alive?

Thus sayeth the LORD, "The voice of heaviness, weeping and lamentation was heard on the hills; even of Rachel mourning for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."

"On the hills was a voice heard, mourning, weeping and great lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."

My tabernacle is destroyed, and all my cords are broken. My children are gone from me, and can nowhere be found. Now have I none to spread out my tent, or to set up my hangings.

For the head city of the Syrians is Damascus, but the head of Damascus is Rezin. And after five and threescore years, shall Ephraim be no more a people.

I will make an end of thee, and thou shalt be gone. Though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou not be found for evermore, sayeth the LORD God."

The merchants of the nations wonder at thee, in that thou art so clean brought to naught, and comest no more up.'"

Howl, ye that dwell in the mill! For all the merchant people are gone, and all they that were laden with silver, are rooted out.

Behold, all they that resist thee, shall come to confusion and shame: and thine adversaries shall be destroyed and brought to naught. So that whoso seeketh after them, shall not find them. Thy destroyers shall perish, and so shall they that undertake to make battle against thee.

As for those that troubled them, the waters overwhelmed them; there was not one of them left.

Therefore thus sayeth the LORD, "Let them be as well prepared, yea and as many as they can, yet shall they be hewn down, and pass away. And as for thee, I will vex thee, but not utterly destroy thee;

As for the sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end. But praise thou the LORD, O my soul: Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!

Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

But when I went by, lo, he was gone; I sought him, but his place could nowhere be found.

yet he perisheth at the last, like dung. Insomuch that they which have seen him, say, 'Where is he?'

The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.

Or ever thou canst turn thee about, the ungodly shall be overthrown; but the house of the righteous shall stand.

{To the Chanter upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David} Help me, LORD, for there is not one godly man left: for the faithful are diminished from among the children of men.

For likewise as ye have drunken upon mine holy hill, so shall all Heathen drink continually: yea drink shall they, and swallow up, so that ye shall be as though ye had never been.