Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me! New Living Translation “I wish you would hide me in the grave and forget me there until your anger has passed. But mark your calendar to think of me again! English Standard Version Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me! Berean Standard Bible 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! King James Bible 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! New King James Version “Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past, That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me! New American Standard Bible “Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me! NASB 1995 “Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me! NASB 1977 “Oh that Thou wouldst hide me in Sheol, That Thou wouldst conceal me until Thy wrath returns to Thee, That Thou wouldst set a limit for me and remember me! Legacy Standard Bible “Oh that You would conceal me in Sheol, That You would hide me until Your anger returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me! Amplified Bible “Oh, that You would hide me in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past, That You would set a definite time and then remember me [and in Your lovingkindness imprint me on your heart]! Christian Standard Bible If only you would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until your anger passes. If only you would appoint a time for me and then remember me. Holman Christian Standard Bible If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger passes. If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me. American Standard Version 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! Contemporary English Version Please hide me, God, deep in the ground--and when you are angry no more, remember to rescue me. English Revised Version 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! GOD'S WORD® Translation I wish you would hide me in Sheol and keep me hidden there until your anger cools. Set a specific time for me when you will remember me. Good News Translation I wish you would hide me in the world of the dead; let me be hidden until your anger is over, and then set a time to remember me. International Standard Version "Won't you keep me safe in the afterlife? Conceal me until your anger subsides. Set an appointment for me, then remember me. Majority Standard Bible 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! NET Bible "O that you would hide me in Sheol, and conceal me till your anger has passed! O that you would set me a time and then remember me! New Heart English Bible "Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret, until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me. Webster's Bible Translation O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, that thou wouldst keep me secret, until thy wrath is past, that thou wouldst appoint me a set time, and remember me! World English Bible “Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time and remember me! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionO that You would conceal me in Sheol, "" Hide me until the turning of Your anger, "" Set a limit for me, and remember me. Young's Literal Translation O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me. Smith's Literal Translation Who will give thou wilt hide me in hades? wilt thou cover me till the turning away of thine anger? wilt thou set for me a limit, and wilt thou remember me? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho will grant me this, that thou mayest protect me in hell, and hide me till thy wrath pass, and appoint me a. time when thou wilt remember me? Catholic Public Domain Version Who will grant this to me, that you will protect me in the underworld, and hide me until your fury passes by, and establish a time for me, in which you will remember me? New American Bible Oh, that you would hide me in Sheol, shelter me till your wrath is past, fix a time to remember me! New Revised Standard Version O that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleO that thou wouldst hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldst keep me in a secret place until thy wrath is spent, that thou wouldst appoint me a set time and remember me! Peshitta Holy Bible Translated But The Maker who is in Sheol has hidden me and concealed me until your wrath had passed, but you set a resurrection for me and you remembered me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Oh that Thou wouldest hide me in the nether-world, That Thou wouldest keep me secret, until Thy wrath be past, That Thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!-- Brenton Septuagint Translation For oh that thou hadst kept me in the grave, and hadst hidden me until thy wrath should cease, and thou shouldest set me a time in which thou wouldest remember me! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Laments the Finality of Death…12so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep. 13If 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! 14When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.… Cross References Psalm 27:5 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock. Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. Psalm 31:20 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues. Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes. John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 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. Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. Psalm 88:10-12 Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah / Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? / Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? Ezekiel 37:12-14 Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’” 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. 2 Corinthians 5:1-4 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ... Treasury of Scripture O that you would hide me in the grave, that you would keep me secret, until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me! hide me Job 3:17-19 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest… Isaiah 57:1,2 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… until Isaiah 12:1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Isaiah 26:20,21 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… appoint me Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Acts 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. Acts 17:31 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. remember Genesis 8:1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; Psalm 106:4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; Luke 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Jump to Previous Anger Appoint Conceal Fixed Grave Hide Limit Memory Nether-World Past Putting Remember Returns Safe Secret Sheol Time Turning Underworld Wouldest WrathJump to Next Anger Appoint Conceal Fixed Grave Hide Limit Memory Nether-World Past Putting Remember Returns Safe Secret Sheol Time Turning Underworld Wouldest WrathJob 14 1. Job entreats God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death7. He waits for his change 16. By sin the creature is subject to corruption If only You would hide me in Sheol In this phrase, Job expresses a desire for God to hide him in Sheol, the realm of the dead. In ancient Hebrew thought, Sheol was a shadowy place where the dead resided, not necessarily a place of punishment but a state of existence apart from the living. Job's plea reflects his deep suffering and desire for relief, even if it means temporary death. This longing for concealment in Sheol highlights the intensity of his anguish and his hope for eventual vindication. The concept of Sheol is also seen in other Old Testament passages, such as Psalm 16:10 and Isaiah 14:9, where it is depicted as a place of waiting. and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me! Persons / Places / Events 1. JobThe central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. In this verse, Job is expressing a deep longing for relief from his suffering and a hope for future restoration. 2. Sheol In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of waiting. Job's mention of Sheol reflects his desire for a temporary escape from his suffering, not a final end. 3. God's Anger Job perceives his suffering as a result of God's anger or judgment. He longs for a time when this anger will pass, and he can be remembered by God in a favorable way. Teaching Points The Reality of SufferingJob's plea highlights the reality of human suffering and the natural desire for relief. Christians are encouraged to acknowledge their pain and bring it honestly before God. Hope in God's Timing Job's request for God to "appoint a time" teaches believers to trust in God's perfect timing for deliverance and restoration, even when it seems delayed. The Concept of Sheol Understanding Sheol as a temporary state rather than a final destination can help Christians grasp the biblical view of life after death and the hope of resurrection. God's Remembrance Job's hope that God will remember him points to the assurance that God does not forget His people. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is mindful of their struggles. Endurance Through Trials Job's perseverance encourages Christians to endure through trials, holding onto faith and hope in God's ultimate justice and mercy.Verse 13. - Oh that thou wouldest hide me in the grave! literally, in Sheol which here does not so much mean "the grave," as the place of departed spirits, described in Job 10:21, 22. Job desires to have God's protection in that" land of darkness," and to be "hidden" there by him until his wrath be past. It has been generally supposed that he means after his death; but Schultens thinks his desire was to descend to Sheol alive and there remain, while his punishment continued, hidden from the eyes of men. That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past. Job assumes that, if he is being punished for his youthful sins (Job 13:26), his punishment will not be for long - at any rate, not for ever; God's anger will at last be satisfied and cease. That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! How long he may have to suffer be does not greatly care. Only let it be "a set time" - a fixed, definite period - and at the end of it, let God" remember" him. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew If onlyמִ֤י (mî) Interjection Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix You would hide תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי (taṣ·pi·nê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6845: To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk me in Sheol בִּשְׁא֬וֹל (biš·’ō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) and conceal me תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי (tas·tî·rê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Your anger אַפֶּ֑ךָ (’ap·pe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire passes. שׁ֣וּב (šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again If only You would appoint תָּ֤שִׁ֥ית (tā·šîṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7896: To put, set a time for me חֹ֣ק (ḥōq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute and then remember me. וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ (wə·ṯiz·kə·rê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male Links Job 14:13 NIVJob 14:13 NLT Job 14:13 ESV Job 14:13 NASB Job 14:13 KJV Job 14:13 BibleApps.com Job 14:13 Biblia Paralela Job 14:13 Chinese Bible Job 14:13 French Bible Job 14:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 14:13 Oh that you would hide me (Jb) |
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