Job 3:19
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19 The small and the great are there,
and the slaves are free from their masters.
Job 30:23
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23 I know that you will bring me to death,
to the house appointed for all living.(A)
Hebrews 9:27
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27 And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once and after that the judgment,(A)
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Luke 16:22-23
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22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(A) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](B)
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
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7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath[a] returns to God who gave it.(A)
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- 12.7 Or the spirit
Ecclesiastes 12:5
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5 when one is afraid of heights, and terrors are in the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along,[a] and the caper bud falls; because all must go to their eternal home, and the mourners will go about the streets;(A)
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- 12.5 Or is a burden
Ecclesiastes 8:8
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8 No one has power over the wind[a] to restrain the wind[b] or power over the day of death; there is no discharge from the battle, nor does wickedness deliver those who practice it.(A)
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Psalm 49:14-20
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14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
straight to the grave they descend,[a]
and their form shall waste away;
Sheol shall be their home.[b](A)
15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me. Selah(B)
16 Do not be afraid when some become rich,
when the wealth of their houses increases.(C)
17 For when they die they will carry nothing away;
their wealth will not go down after them.(D)
18 Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy
—for you are praised when you do well for yourself—(E)
19 they[c] will go to the company of their ancestors,
who will never again see the light.(F)
20 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the animals that perish.(G)
Psalm 49:6-10
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6 those who trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?(A)
7 Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life;[a]
there is no price one can give to God for it.(B)
8 For the ransom of life is costly
and can never suffice,(C)
9 that one should live on forever
and never see the Pit.(D)
10 When we look at the wise, they die;
fool and dolt perish together
and leave their wealth to others.(E)
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- 49.7 Or no one can ransom a brother
Psalm 49:2
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2 both low and high,
rich and poor together.
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