Reference

Job 4:21

Whole-Person Death Sheol / The Grave

“Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.”

How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Whole-Person Death

Semantic Discovery

50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Sheol / The Grave

Semantic Discovery

50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Whole-Person Death

The verse states that "their excellency... go[es] away" and they "die, even without wisdom," which describes a loss of qualities and life, but does not explicitly state that the person becomes unconscious or non-existent.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse speaks of death and the loss of "excellency" and "wisdom" at that point, but it does not explicitly mention "Sheol," "the grave," "the pit," or "the dust" as a destination or state. The focus is on the cessation of life and wisdom, not the specific location or condition of the deceased.

Whole-Person Death

Related Verses

Job 4:20

“They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.”

Job 21:13

“They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.”

Job 34:20

“In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.”

Psalms 49:10

“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.”

Job 4:9

“By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.”

Thematic Connections

Whole-Person Death Sheol / The Grave

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