Psalm 49:14
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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)
Malachi 4:3
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3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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1 Corinthians 6:2
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2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?(A)
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Daniel 7:22
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22 until the Ancient One[a] came; then judgment was given for the holy ones of the Most High, and the time arrived when the holy ones gained possession of the kingdom.(A)
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- 7.22 Aram the Ancient of Days
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)
Romans 8:36
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36 As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all day long;
we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.”(A)
Luke 22:30
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30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.(A)
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Daniel 7:18
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18 But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever—forever and ever.”(A)
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Psalm 39:11
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11 “You chastise mortals
in punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is dear to them;
surely everyone is a mere breath. Selah(A)
Psalm 30:5
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5 For his anger is but for a moment;
his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.(A)
Job 24:19-20
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19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters;
so does Sheol those who have sinned.(A)
20 The womb forgets them;
the worm finds them sweet;
they are no longer remembered,
so wickedness is broken like a tree.(B)
Revelation 20:4-5
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4 Then I saw thrones, and those seated on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony to Jesus[a] and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its brand on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.(A) 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.
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- 20.4 Or for the testimony of Jesus
Revelation 2:26-27
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26 To everyone who conquers and continues to do my works to the end,
I will give authority over the nations,(A)
27 to rule[a] them with an iron scepter,
as when clay pots are shattered—(B)
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- 2.27 Or to shepherd
Hosea 6:3
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3 Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”(A)
Jeremiah 12:3
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3 But you, O Lord, know me;
you see me and test me; my heart is with you.
Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
and set them apart for the day of slaughter.(A)
Isaiah 38:10-11
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10 I said: In the noontide of my days
I must depart;
I am consigned to the gates of Sheol
for the rest of my years.(A)
11 I said, I shall not see the Lord
in the land of the living;
I shall look upon mortals no more
among the inhabitants of the world.(B)
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
Psalm 47:3
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3 He subdued peoples under us
and nations under our feet.(A)
Psalm 44:11
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11 You have made us like sheep for slaughter
and have scattered us among the nations.(A)
Psalm 9:17
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17 The wicked shall depart to Sheol,
all the nations that forget God.(A)
Job 21:26
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26 They lie down alike in the dust,
and the worms cover them.(A)
Job 21:13
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13 They spend their days in prosperity,
and in peace they go down to Sheol.(A)
Job 17:13-14
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13 If I look for Sheol as my house,
if I spread my couch in darkness,(A)
14 if I say to the Pit, ‘You are my father,’
and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’(B)
Job 4:21
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21 Their tent cord is plucked up within them,
and they die devoid of wisdom.’(A)
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