Job 7:9

Hebrew
ESV
As the cloud fades and vanishes, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up;
NIV
As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to the grave does not return.
NLT
Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back.
LXX
ὥσπερ νέφος ἀποκαθαρθὲν ἀπ οὐρανοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός

Meaning:

* The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens

278 occurrences in the New Testament.

Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9
ἐὰν γὰρ ἄνθρωπος καταβῇ εἰς ᾅδην οὐκέτι μὴ ἀναβῇ
KJV
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

Job 7:8 ← Job 7:9 → Job 7:10

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