Job 14:12

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Cross-reference

Job 14:10 Parallel

In Job 14:10, Job states man dies and vanishes — building to the same hopeless point as verse 12.

Job 10:21 Parallel

Job 10:21 describes 'the place of no return, land of gloom'—the same Sheol imagery as Job 14:12's 'lie down and not rise.'

Job 10:22 Parallel

Job 10:22 continues describing Sheol as 'deep shadow and disorder'—reinforcing Job 14:12's picture of death as a dark, final sleep.

In Job 19:25-27, Job expresses hope of bodily resurrection — directly contrasting his earlier despair in 14:12 about not rising.

Job 30:23 Parallel

Job 30:23 states death is 'the place appointed for all the living'—directly echoing Job 14:12's certainty that humans will not awake from death.

Job 7:21 Parallel

Job 7:21 laments that after death God will not find him — echoing Job 14:12's claim that the dead do not rise until the end.

Job 27:19 Parallel

In Job 27:19, the rich man lies down and is gone — a similar depiction of death's finality.

Job 3:13 Parallel

Job 3:13 also describes death as peaceful sleep — reinforcing the metaphor but from a wishful perspective rather than a statement of finality.

Revelation 21:1 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 21:1 reveals a new heaven and earth after the first pass away — what follows the 'heavens no more' in Job 14:12.

Revelation 20:11 shows earth and sky fleeing before God's throne — the very moment Job says man will not rise until that happens.

2 Peter 3:10-13 expands on the heavens passing away with fire and the new creation — the event Job references as the limit of death's sleep.

2 Peter 3:7 Parallel

In 2 Peter 3:7, the heavens are stored up for fire — matching Job's 'till the heavens are no more' as the eschatological endpoint.

In 1 Thessalonians 4:15, Paul describes the order of resurrection — contradicting Job's assertion that man never awakens.

In 1 Thessalonians 4:14, Paul affirms resurrection hope — directly opposing Job's despair that man never rises again.

John 11:11-13 uses 'sleep' for death but Jesus awakens Lazarus — contradicting Job's view that the dead stay asleep until the end.

In Matthew 24:35, Jesus says heaven and earth will pass away — affirming Job's premise, but adding enduring authority of his words.

Daniel 12:2 Contrast

Daniel 12:2 prophesies many awakening from the dust — a clear contrast to Job 14:12's statement that man will not rise.

Isaiah 51:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 51:6, the heavens vanish like smoke — echoing Job's imagery of heavens no more before resurrection.

Isaiah 26:19 promises resurrection of the dead — directly opposing Job 14:12's despair that man will not awake until heavens vanish.

In Psalm 102:26, the psalmist also speaks of heavens perishing like a garment — parallel to Job's condition for rising.

Luke 7:14 Contrast

In Luke 7:14, Jesus commands a dead young man to arise — a real awakening that contradicts Job's claim.

Psalm 17:15 Contrast

In Psalm 17:15, the psalmist hopes to awake and see God — directly contrasting Job's despair of no awakening.

In Isaiah 65:17, God promises new heavens and earth — contrasting Job's limitation that death ends only when heavens are gone.

In Ecclesiastes 3:19-21, the Preacher echoes Job's doubt about human uniqueness in death — both question whether man rises.

In Isaiah 66:22, the permanence of new heavens and earth contrasts Job's temporary heavens that will pass.