Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life. New Living Translation But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day. English Standard Version his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light. Berean Standard Bible he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day. King James Bible He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. New King James Version He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light. New American Standard Bible He will go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light. NASB 1995 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light. NASB 1977 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. Legacy Standard Bible But his soul shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will eternally not see light. Amplified Bible He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never again see the light. Christian Standard Bible he will go to the generation of his ancestors; they will never see the light. Holman Christian Standard Bible he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light. American Standard Version He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. Contemporary English Version But we each will go down to our ancestors, never again to see the light of day. English Revised Version He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light. GOD'S WORD® Translation he must join the generation of his ancestors, who will never see light [again]. Good News Translation he will join all his ancestors in death, where the darkness lasts forever. International Standard Version you will end up like your ancestors' generation, never again to see the light of day! Majority Standard Bible he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day. NET Bible But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day. New Heart English Bible he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light. Webster's Bible Translation He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. World English Bible he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIt comes to the generation of his fathers, "" They do not see the light forever. Young's Literal Translation It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light. Smith's Literal Translation It shall go even to the generation of his fathers; even forever they shall not see light. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible But he will join the company of his fathers, never again to see the light. New Revised Standard Version they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHis end shall be as his father's was before him; they shall never see light. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you will bring him to the generation of his fathers; he will not see light until eternity. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917It shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. Brenton Septuagint Translation Yet he shall go in to the generation of his fathers; he shall never see light. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Evanescence of Wealth…18Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper— 19he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day. 20A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.… Cross References 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. / All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. / Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth? Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten. / Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun. Job 21:13-15 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace. / Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways. / Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’ Job 27:19-21 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. / Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night. / The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. Isaiah 14:10-11 They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket. Ezekiel 32:19-21 Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. / Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’ Proverbs 11:7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes. Proverbs 14:32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death. Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Luke 12:20-21 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ / This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.” Luke 16:22-23 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. / In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. Treasury of Scripture He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. He. Ecclesiastes 3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? to the generation Genesis 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 1 Kings 16:6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead. never Psalm 56:13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? Job 33:30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Jump to Previous Fathers Generation Join LightJump to Next Fathers Generation Join LightPsalm 49 1. An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection16. Worldly prosperity is not to be admired he will join The phrase "he will join" suggests a transition or a movement from one state of being to another. In the Hebrew context, the word used here is often associated with being gathered or united with one's ancestors. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern belief in Sheol, the abode of the dead, where individuals are thought to be reunited with their forebears. It underscores the inevitability of death and the common destiny shared by all humanity, regardless of earthly status or wealth. the generation of his fathers who will never see the light of day Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew he will joinתָּ֭בוֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go the generation דּ֣וֹר (dō·wr) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling of his fathers, אֲבוֹתָ֑יו (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father who will never עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while see יִרְאוּ־ (yir·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see the light of day. אֽוֹר׃ (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary Links Psalm 49:19 NIVPsalm 49:19 NLT Psalm 49:19 ESV Psalm 49:19 NASB Psalm 49:19 KJV Psalm 49:19 BibleApps.com Psalm 49:19 Biblia Paralela Psalm 49:19 Chinese Bible Psalm 49:19 French Bible Psalm 49:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 49:19 He shall go to the generation (Psalm Ps Psa.) |