Job 14:13

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!

O that {H5414} thou wouldest hide {H6845} me in the grave {H7585}, that thou wouldest keep me secret {H5641}, until thy wrath {H639} be past {H7725}, that thou wouldest appoint {H7896} me a set time {H2706}, and remember {H2142} me!

"I wish you would hide me in Sh'ol, conceal me until your anger has passed, then fix a time and remember me!

If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!

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

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Cross-References

  • Mark 13:32 (4 votes)

    But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

  • Isaiah 26:20 (4 votes)

    ¶ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

  • Isaiah 26:21 (4 votes)

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • Isaiah 57:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].

  • Isaiah 57:2 (3 votes)

    He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness.

  • Psalms 106:4 (3 votes)

    Remember me, O LORD, with the favour [that thou bearest unto] thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

  • Acts 17:31 (3 votes)

    Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.