"Nakedis SheolbeforeHim, And Abaddonhasnocovering.
"[They are] highas the heavens,whatcan you do?DeeperthanSheol,whatcan you know?
"Abaddonand Deathsay,'With our earswe have hearda reportof it.'
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
"For it would be firethat consumesto Abaddon,And would uprootallmy increase.
"Have the gatesof deathbeen revealedto you, Or have you seenthe gatesof deepdarkness?
"Whohas givento Me that I should repay[him]? [Whatever] is underthe wholeheavenis Mine.
"[It is God] who removesthe mountains,they knownot [how], WhenHe overturnsthem in His anger;
If I say,"Surelythe darknesswill overwhelmme, And the lightaroundme will be night,"
IfI ascendto heaven,You are there;If I makemy bedin Sheol,behold,You are there.
Will You performwondersfor the dead?Will the departedspiritsrise[and] praiseYou? Selah.
Sheoland Abaddon[lie open] beforethe LORD,Howmuchmorethe heartsof men!
Sheoland Abaddonare neversatisfied,Norare the eyesof manever satisfied.
"Sheolfrom beneathis excitedover you to meetyou when you come;It arousesfor you the spiritsof the dead,allthe leadersof the earth;It raisesallthe kingsof the nationsfrom their thrones.
"It is He who revealsthe profoundand hiddenthings;He knowswhatis in the darkness,And the lightdwellswith Him.
"Thoughthey diginto Sheol,From therewill My handtakethem; And thoughthey ascendto heaven,From therewill I bringthem down.
And there is nocreaturehiddenfrom His sight,but all thingsare openand laid bareto the eyesof Him with whomwe have to do.
They haveas kingoverthem, the angelof the abyss;his namein Hebrewis Abaddon,and in the Greekhe hasthe nameApollyon.
