Job 14:12

Translations

Modern

…so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.

Traditional

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Literal

…so a man lies down and does not arise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awaken and they will not be roused from their sleep.

Latin

…sic homo, cum dormierit, non resurget: donec atteratur cælum, non evigilabit, nec consurget de somno suo.

Original

Hebrew

English

…so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.

Notes

Job 14:12

does not rise: Job did not have even the minimal evidence of resurrection found in the Old Testament (2 Kings 13:21; Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2; see also Job 19:25). Job was not focusing on the end of the universe when the heavens will disappear (Psalm 102:25–26; Isaiah 34:4; 51:6; Hebrews 1:10–12). He was referring to the eternal nature of the heavens (Psalm 148:6; see also Psalms 72:5, 7, 17; 89:29, 37). His phrase refers to the permanent state of death.

Theme notes and profiles

Calling up the Dead

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Job 10:21–22
…before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,
Job 3:13
For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
Ecclesiastes 3:19–21
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
2 Peter 3:10–13
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
2 Peter 3:7
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Job 30:23
Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
Acts 3:21
Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
Isaiah 65:17
For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
Job 19:25–27
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Job 7:21
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
1 Thessalonians 4:14–15
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Dead (People): Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Death: Called Sleep Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Heaven: Physical Heavens, Destruction of Reincarnation Resurrection: General Scriptures Concerning Sleep: A Symbol of Death

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