4 for they went down to hades alive, and Death shall be their shepherd . (1CL)
1 Clement 51:4
Semantically similar passages
Job 17:15–16
15 where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? 16 Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
Book of Enoch 102:10–11
10 Have ye seen the righteous how their end falls out, that no manner of violence is found in them till their death? 11. ‘Nevertheless they perished and became as though they had not been, and their spirits descended into Sheol in tribulation.’ (ENO) 11 ‘Nevertheless they… (ENO)
Numbers 16:32–34
32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions. 33 They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. 34 At their cries, all the peopl…
Proverbs 1:11–13
11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, 12 let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. 13 We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
Book of Enoch 103:6–8
6 And now they have died in prosperity and in wealth, And have not seen tribulation or murder in their life; And they have died in honour, And judgement has not been executed on them during their life.” (ENO) 7 Know ye, that their souls will be made to descend into Sheo… (ENO)
Psalms 55:14–16
14 We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God. 15 Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes. 16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Job 21:31–33
31 Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done? 32 He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb. 33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
Psalms 49:13–15
13 This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah 14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their loft…
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources