12 So (A)a man lies down and does not rise.
Until the heavens no longer exist,
[a]He will not awake nor be woken from [b]his sleep.

13 “Oh that You would hide me in [c]Sheol,
That You would conceal me (B)until Your wrath returns to You,
That You would set a limit for me and remember me!
14 If a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my struggle I will wait
Until my relief comes.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:12 Lit They
  2. Job 14:12 Lit their
  3. Job 14:13 I.e., the netherworld

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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