Job 27:19
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 27 connects to 10 cross-references. Job solemnly vows to maintain his integrity and will not concede his righteousness to his friends as long as he breathes. He ironically repeats the friends' doctrine of the wicked man's fate — wealth that passes to the righteous, terror …
Other Translations
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.
He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
Cross References
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him …
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I …
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised …
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.