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12 so also a person[a] lies down and does not get up;
    they won’t awaken until the heavens are no more,
        nor will they arise from their sleep.”

There is Life after Death

13 “Won’t you keep me safe in the afterlife?[b]
    Conceal me until your anger subsides.
Set an appointment for me,
    then remember me.
14 If a human being[c] dies, will he live again?
    I will endure the entire time of my assigned service,
        until I am changed.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:12 Lit. man
  2. Job 14:13 Lit. in Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead
  3. Job 14:14 Lit. strong man
  4. Job 14:14 Lit. until my change comes; i.e. change in bodily state at the resurrection; cf. 1 Cor 15:51

12 so he lies down and does not rise;(A)
    till the heavens are no more,(B) people will not awake
    or be roused from their sleep.(C)

13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(D)
    and conceal me till your anger has passed!(E)
If only you would set me a time
    and then remember(F) me!(G)
14 If someone dies, will they live again?
    All the days of my hard service(H)
    I will wait for my renewal[a](I) to come.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:14 Or release