They spend their days in prosperity,\par\tab And in a moment they go down to Sheol.
Psalm 49:14 - American Standard Version 2015 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol;\par\tab Death shall be their shepherd;\par\tab And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;\par\tab And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,\par\tab That there be no habitation for it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the place of the dead); death shall be their shepherd. And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form and beauty shall be consumed, for Sheol shall be their dwelling. American Standard Version (1901) They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it. Common English Bible Like sheep, they’re headed straight for the grave. Death will be their shepherd— but those who do right in their hearts will rule over them come morning!— their forms wasting away in the grave rather than having some dignified residence. Catholic Public Domain Version Offer to God the sacrifice of praise, and pay your vows to the Most High. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High. |
They spend their days in prosperity,\par\tab And in a moment they go down to Sheol.
They lie down alike in the dust,\par\tab And the worm covereth them.\par
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death,\par\tab And to the house appointed for all living.\par
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them?\par\tab They die, and that without wisdom.\par
For his anger is but for a moment;\par\tab His favor is for a life-time:\par\tab Weeping may tarry for the night,\par\tab But joy {\i cometh} in the morning.
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,\par\tab Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth:\par\tab Surely every man is vanity. {\i Selah\par
Thou hast made us like sheep {\i appointed} for food,\par\tab And hast scattered us among the nations.
The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol,\par\tab Even all the nations that forget God.
and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.\par
And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.\par
And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make, saith Jehovah of hosts.\par
that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\par
Even as it is written,\par\tab {\b For thy sake we are killed all the day long;\par\tab We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.}
Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?