So take your bow and arrows and go hunting. Kill an animal for me to eat.
Genesis 27:2 - Easy To Read Version Isaac said, “I am old. Maybe I will die soon! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, See here now; I am old, I do not know when I may die. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. Common English Bible He said, “I’m old and don’t know when I will die. Catholic Public Domain Version His father said to him: "You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death. |
So take your bow and arrows and go hunting. Kill an animal for me to eat.
The time came when Israel (Jacob) knew he would soon die, so he called his son Joseph to him. He said, “If you love me, then put your hand under my leg and make a promise. [252] Promise that you will do what I say and that you will be truthful with me. When I die, don’t bury me in Egypt.
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, my time to die is almost here. But God will still be with you. He will lead you back to the land of your ancestors [256] .
Never brag about what will happen in the future. You don’t know what will happen tomorrow.
Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.
At that time, Hezekiah became sick and almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him.
“Lord, remember that I have truly served you with all my heart. I have done the things that you say are good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard.
So you must always be ready. You don’t know when the owner of the house will come back. He might come in the afternoon, or at midnight, or in the early morning, or when the sun rises.
You don’t know what will happen tomorrow! Your life is like a fog. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away.
But David answered, “Your father knows very well that I am your friend. Your father said to himself, ‘Jonathan must not know about it. If he knows, he will tell David.’ But as sure as you and the Lord are alive, I am very close to death!”