3 A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
4 It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.
5 Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man—
Genesis 33:5 - Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob a... Click to read the verse Genesis 33:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 33:5
Jeremiah 8:2 - They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:2
Genesis 23:4 - “I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can ... Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4
Genesis 15:15 - You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. Click to read the verse Genesis 15:15 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:15
Genesis 23:19 - Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which... Click to read the verse Genesis 23:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 23:19
Genesis 47:9 - And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have ... Click to read the verse Genesis 47:9 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:9
Genesis 50:5 - ‘My father made me swear an oath and said, “I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for my... Click to read the verse Genesis 50:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 50:5
Esther 5:11 - Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honor... Click to read the verse Esther 5:11 Click to read the verse Esther 5:11
1 Chronicles 28:5 - Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 28:5 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 28:5
1 Samuel 2:20-21 - Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:20-21 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:20-21
Ecclesiastes 6:7 - All man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:7 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:7
Job 3:16 - Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the ... Click to read the verse Job 3:16 Click to read the verse Job 3:16
Psalms 58:8 - Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun. Click to read the verse Psalms 58:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 58:8
Esther 7:10 - So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided. Click to read the verse Esther 7:10 Click to read the verse Esther 7:10
2 Kings 9:37 - Jezebel’s body will be like refuse on the ground in the plot at Jezreel, so that no one will be... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:37 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:37
2 Kings 10:1 - Ahab’s Family Killed Now there were in Samaria seventy sons of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:1 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:1
2 Chronicles 11:21 - Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In a... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 11:21 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 11:21
Isaiah 14:18 - All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:18
Matthew 26:24 - The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son... Click to read the verse Matthew 26:24 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:24
Hosea 9:11 - Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird— no birth, no pregnancy, no conception. Click to read the verse Hosea 9:11 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:11
Proverbs 17:6 - Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:6
Jeremiah 22:19 - He will have the burial of a donkey— dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.” Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:19
2 Kings 9:35 - But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing except her skull, her feet and her hands. Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:35 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:35
Jeremiah 36:30 - Therefore, this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 36:30 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 36:30
Jeremiah 20:17 - For he did not kill me in the womb, with my mother as my grave, her womb enlarged forever. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:17
Revelation 11:9 - For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their ... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:9
Psalms 127:4-5 - Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Click to read the verse Psalms 127:4-5 Click to read the verse Psalms 127:4-5
Ecclesiastes 4:3 - But better than both is he who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil that is done under t... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:3
Ecclesiastes 6:6 - even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go t... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:6 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:6
Esther 9:14-15 - So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten s... Click to read the verse Esther 9:14-15 Click to read the verse Esther 9:14-15
Ecclesiastes 5:17-19 - All his days he eats in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:17-19 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:17-19
Isaiah 14:19-20 - But you are cast out of your tomb like a rejected branch; you are covered with the slain, with ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:19-20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:19-20