Job 14:13

O that thou wouldst hide me in the under-world! That thou wouldst conceal me till thy wrath be past! That thou wouldst appoint me a time, and then remember me!

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In The King James Version

Oh that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

In Context

12So man lieth down, and riseth not; Till the heavens be no more, he shall not awake, Nor be roused from his sleep.

14If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my war-service would I wait, Till my change should come.

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Cross References

Psalms 106:4Remember me, O LORD! with the favor promised to thy people; O visit me with thy salvation!

Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee; Hide thyself for a little moment, Until the indignation be overpast!

Mark 13:32But that day or hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

Acts 1:7But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

Matthew Henry on Job 14:8-16

Death Anticipated. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: 12 So man lieth down, and… Read the whole commentary →

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