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12 So man when he is fallen asleep shall not rise again; till the heavens be broken, he shall not awake, nor rise up out of his sleep.

13 Who will grant me this, that thou mayst protect me in hell, and hide me till thy wrath pass, and appoint me a. time when thou wilt remember me?

14 Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come.

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12 so he lies down and does not rise;(A)
    till the heavens are no more,(B) people will not awake
    or be roused from their sleep.(C)

13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(D)
    and conceal me till your anger has passed!(E)
If only you would set me a time
    and then remember(F) me!(G)
14 If someone dies, will they live again?
    All the days of my hard service(H)
    I will wait for my renewal[a](I) to come.

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  1. Job 14:14 Or release

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

13 O 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!

14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

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