Job 14:13-17
New Living Translation
13 “I wish you would hide me in the grave[a]
and forget me there until your anger has passed.
But mark your calendar to think of me again!
14 Can the dead live again?
If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle,
and I would eagerly await the release of death.
15 You would call and I would answer,
and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.
16 For then you would guard my steps,
instead of watching for my sins.
17 My sins would be sealed in a pouch,
and you would cover my guilt.
Footnotes
- 14:13 Hebrew in Sheol.
Job 14:13-17
International Standard Version
There is Life after Death
13 “Won’t you keep me safe in the afterlife?[a]
Conceal me until your anger subsides.
Set an appointment for me,
then remember me.
14 If a human being[b] dies, will he live again?
I will endure the entire time of my assigned service,
until I am changed.[c]
15 You’ll call and I’ll answer you;
you’ll long for your creatures that your hands have made.[d]
16 Then you’ll certainly count every step I took,
but you won’t keep an inventory of my sin.
17 My transgressions would be sealed up in a bag;
you would cover over my sins.
Footnotes
- Job 14:13 Lit. in Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead
- Job 14:14 Lit. strong man
- Job 14:14 Lit. until my change comes; i.e. change in bodily state at the resurrection; cf. 1 Cor 15:51
- Job 14:15 Lit. for the work of your hands
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