Reference

Psalms 49:19

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
17

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

18

Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

19

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

20

Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Sheol / The Grave
Semantic Discovery
80% 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.

Whole-Person Death
Semantic Discovery
80% 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.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse describes a destination for the dead ("generation of his fathers") and a state of being ("never see light"), but it does not explicitly name "Sheol," "the grave," "the pit," or "the dust," which are the specific terms mentioned in the theme definition.

Whole-Person Death

The phrase "go to the generation of his fathers" could be interpreted as joining ancestors in a spiritual realm, and "never see light" could refer to a state of spiritual darkness rather than non-existence.