He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.

他的灵魂临近深坑；他的生命近于灭命的。

他的性命临近地府，他的生命挨近灭命者。

他的性命临近地府，他的生命挨近灭命者。

他的灵魂临近深坑，他的生命濒临死亡。

他的性命接近深坑，他的生命靠近灭命的天使。

他的靈魂臨近深坑；他的生命近於滅命的。

他的性命臨近地府，他的生命挨近滅命者。

他的性命臨近地府，他的生命挨近滅命者。

他的靈魂臨近深坑，他的生命瀕臨死亡。

他的性命接近深坑，他的生命靠近滅命的天使。

他的性命臨近冥坑，他的生命近於滅命者。

其魂臨乎坑坎、其命近於殄滅、

生命臨墓、近於喪亡、

生命臨墓、離死不遠、或作其生臨於墓其命離死不遠

They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

They might approach the very edge of the grave. The messengers of death might come for them.

His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death.

They are at death’s door; the angels of death wait for them.

He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners.

Then his soul comes near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.

Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, And his life to the executioners.

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners.

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

When the angel extended his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from his judgment. He told the angel who was killing the people,“ That’s enough! Stop now!”( Now the LORD’s angel was near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.)

The LORD both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.

If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,If I cry to corruption,‘ You are my father,’ and to the worm,‘ My Mother,’ or‘ My sister,’where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?Will it go down to the barred gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?”

Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.

My spirit is broken, my days have faded out, the grave awaits me.

And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’

As for the actions of people– just as you have commanded, I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men.

“ I thought,‘ In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.’

O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.

For the LORD will pass through to strike Egypt, and when he sees the blood on the top of the doorframe and the two side posts, then the LORD will pass over the door, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.