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Psalm 49:19
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KJ21
he shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
ASV
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.
AMP
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never again see the light.
AMPC
He will go to the generation of his fathers, who will nevermore see the light.
BRG
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
CSB
he will go to the generation of his ancestors; they will never see the light.
CSBA
he will go to the generation of his ancestors; they will never see the light.
CEB
they too will join the ancestors who’ve gone ahead; they too will never see the light again.
CJB
True, while he lived, he thought himself happy — people praise you when you do well for yourself —
CEV
But we each will go down to our ancestors, never again to see the light of day.
DARBY
It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
DRA
Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits.
ERV
But the time will come for him to die and go to his ancestors. And he will never again see the light of day.
EASY
But he will join his ancestors in death. He will never see the light of day again.
EHV
He will go to the gathering place of his fathers. They will never see the light!
ESV
his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
ESVUK
his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
EXB
they will go to where their ancestors are [C the grave]. They will never see light again.
GNV
He shall enter into the generation of his fathers, and they shall not live forever.
GW
he must join the generation of his ancestors, who will never see light ⌞again⌟.
GNT
he will join all his ancestors in death, where the darkness lasts forever.
HCSB
he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light.
ICB
But he will go to where his ancestors are. He will never see light again.
ISV
you will end up like your ancestors’ generation, never again to see the light of day!
JUB
He shall enter into the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light forever.
KJV
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
AKJV
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
LSB
But his soul shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will eternally not see light.
LEB
it will go to the generation of his fathers. Never will they see light.
TLB
yet in the end he dies like everyone else and enters eternal darkness.
MSG
So don’t be impressed with those who get rich and pile up fame and fortune. They can’t take it with them; fame and fortune all get left behind. Just when they think they’ve arrived and folks praise them because they’ve made good, They enter the family burial plot where they’ll never see sunshine again.
MEV
that soul will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see light.
NOG
he must join the generation of his ancestors, who will never see light again.
NABRE
During his life his soul uttered blessings; “They will praise you, for you do well for yourself.”
NASB
He will go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
NASB1995
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
NCB
Although during his lifetime he considered himself blessed: “They will praise me because I have done well,”
NCV
they will go to where their ancestors are. They will never see light again.
NET
But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.
NIRV
But they will die, like their people of long ago. They will never again see the light of life.
NIV
they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
NIVUK
they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
NKJV
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light.
NLV
he will go and join the family of his fathers. They will never see the light.
NLT
But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.
NRSVA
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
NRSVACE
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
NRSVCE
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
NRSVUE
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
OJB
He shall go to the dor (generation) of his avot; they shall never see ohr (light).
RGT
He shall enter into the generation of his fathers. They shall not live forever.
RSV
he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.
RSVCE
he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.
TLV
Though during his life he congratulates himself, and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
VOICE
But they will soon join their ancestors, for all of time, among the tombs of the faithless—a place of no light.
WEB
he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
WYC
He shall enter till into the generations of his fathers; and till into without end he shall not see light. (He shall go to the generations of his forefathers; and none of them shall ever see the light again.)
YLT
It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.
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