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Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions. <a href="/nlt/psalms/49.htm">New Living Translation</a> Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates. <a href="/esv/psalms/49.htm">English Standard Version</a> Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. <a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. <a href="/kjv/psalms/49.htm">King James Bible</a> Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/49.htm">New King James Version</a> Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them; The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Like sheep they sink down to Sheol; Death will be their shepherd; And the upright will rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no lofty home. <a href="/nasb/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning; And their form shall be for Sheol to consume, So that they have no habitation. <a href="/lsb/psalms/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume, Far away from his habitation. <a href="/amp/psalms/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead); Death will be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, So that they have no dwelling [on earth]. <a href="/csb/psalms/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. <a href="/asv/psalms/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it. <a href="/cev/psalms/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They are like sheep with death as their shepherd, leading them to the grave. In the morning God's people will walk all over them, as their bodies lie rotting in their home, the grave. <a href="/erv/psalms/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd: and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it. <a href="/gwt/psalms/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Like sheep, they are driven to hell with death as their shepherd. (Decent people will rule them in the morning.) Their forms will decay in the grave, far away from their comfortable homes. <a href="/gnt/psalms/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> they are doomed to die like sheep, and Death will be their shepherd. The righteous will triumph over them, as their bodies quickly decay in the world of the dead far from their homes. <a href="/isv/psalms/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home. <a href="/msb/psalms/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. <a href="/net/psalms/49.htm">NET Bible</a> They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses. <a href="/nheb/psalms/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. <a href="/wbt/psalms/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. <a href="/web/psalms/49.htm">World English Bible</a> They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They have set themselves as sheep for Sheol, "" Death afflicts them, "" And the upright rule over them in the morning, "" And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. <a href="/ylt/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him. <a href="/slt/psalms/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> As sheep they were laid in hades; death shall rule over them, and the upright shall come down upon them in the morning; and their rock for falling away in hades from a dwelling to him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 48:15>They have been placed in Hell like sheep. Death will feed on them. And the just will have dominion over them in the morning. And their help will grow old in Hell for their glory. <a href="/nabre/psalms/49.htm">New American Bible</a> Like a herd of sheep they will be put into Sheol, and Death will shepherd them. Straight to the grave they descend, where their form will waste away, Sheol will be their palace. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Like sheep they are consigned to the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; the grave shall consume their beauty, and they shall be cast out from their glory. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> They will be given up to Sheol and death will feed on them, and the upright will rule over them in the morning, and Sheol will consume their form and they shall be cast out from their glory.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, That there be no habitation for it. <a href="/sep/psalms/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> They have laid them as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their help shall fail in Hades from their glory. <a href="/parallel/psalms/49-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5803" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">The Evanescence of Wealth</a> …13This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah 14<a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: kaṣ·ṣōn (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">Like sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/8371.htm" title="8371: šat·tū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To set, appoint. A primitive root; to place, i.e. Array; reflex. To lie.">they are destined</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: liš·’ō·wl (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">for Sheol.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">Death</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: yir·‘êm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">will be their shepherd.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477: yə·šā·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Straight, right. From yashar; straight.">The upright</a> <a href="/hebrew/7287.htm" title="7287: way·yir·dū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off. A primitive root; to tread down, i.e. Subjugate; specifically, to crumble off.">will rule them</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: lab·bō·qer (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">the morning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6736.htm" title="6736: wə·ṣī·rå̄m (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- An image. The same as tsiyr; a form; hence, an image.">and their form</a> <a href="/hebrew/1086.htm" title="1086: lə·ḇal·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To become old, wear out. A primitive root; to fail; by implication to wear out, decay.">will decay</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">in Sheol,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2073.htm" title="2073: miz·zə·ḇul (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Elevation, height, lofty abode. Or zbul; from zabal; a residence.">far from their lofty abode.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> 15But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:19-20</a> For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile. / All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13</a> They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace. <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19-20</a> As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. / The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree. <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11</a> Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket. <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Matthew 25:46</a> And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” <a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a> Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a> For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">1 Corinthians 15:21-22</a> For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a> So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52-54</a> in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. / For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. / When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a> who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a> For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a> They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-15</a> And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.Like<a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11</a> Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.<a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a> But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.<a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a> As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.they<a href="/job/17-13.htm">Job 17:13,14</a> If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness… <a href="/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13,26</a> They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave… <a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a> For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.death<a href="/job/24-19.htm">Job 24:19,20</a> Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned… upright<a href="/psalms/47-3.htm">Psalm 47:3</a> He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.<a href="/daniel/7-22.htm">Daniel 7:22</a> Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.<a href="/malachi/4-3.htm">Malachi 4:3</a> And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.morning<a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a> For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.<a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a> Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.their<a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a> When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. 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This phrase draws a parallel between the fate of the wicked and sheep being led to slaughter, emphasizing their lack of awareness and control over their destiny. In biblical times, sheep were common livestock, often used as sacrificial animals, symbolizing innocence and vulnerability. Sheol, in Hebrew thought, is the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where all go after death, regardless of their moral standing. This reflects the inevitability of death for all humanity, a theme echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:19-20</a>, where humans and animals share the same fate of returning to dust.Death will be their shepherd. Here, death is personified as a shepherd, a stark contrast to the Lord being the shepherd in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>. This imagery suggests that instead of being guided by God, the wicked are led by death itself, highlighting their ultimate separation from divine care and guidance. The shepherd metaphor is significant in the Bible, often representing leadership and care, as seen in <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>, where Jesus is the Good Shepherd. This phrase underscores the absence of such divine leadership for the wicked.The upright will rule them in the morning, This suggests a reversal of fortunes, where the righteous will ultimately triumph over the wicked. "In the morning" symbolizes a new beginning or resurrection, pointing to a future time when justice will be served. This aligns with the eschatological hope found in passages like <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a>, where the righteous are raised to everlasting life. The concept of the righteous ruling is also seen in <a href="/revelation/20-4.htm">Revelation 20:4</a>, where they reign with Christ.and their form will decay in Sheol, The physical decay of the wicked in Sheol emphasizes the temporary nature of earthly wealth and power. This decay contrasts with the hope of resurrection and eternal life for the righteous, as mentioned in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a>, where the perishable body is raised imperishable. The focus on physical decay serves as a reminder of the futility of trusting in material possessions.far from their lofty abode. This phrase highlights the separation between the wicked's earthly status and their ultimate fate. Their "lofty abode" refers to their wealth and high social standing, which cannot save them from death and decay. This echoes the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a>, where the rich man's earthly luxury is contrasted with his torment in the afterlife. It serves as a warning against placing trust in worldly achievements rather than in God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/sheep.htm">Sheep</a> Symbolically represents people who are following a path without understanding, often used to describe those who are spiritually lost or misguided. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a> In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and separation from the living, often associated with the grave or the afterlife. 3. <a href="/topical/d/death.htm">Death</a> Personified as a shepherd in this verse, indicating the inevitability of death guiding those who are not aligned with God’s will. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_upright.htm">The Upright</a> Refers to those who live righteously and in accordance with God’s commandments, who will ultimately triumph over the wicked. 5. <a href="/topical/m/morning.htm">Morning</a> Symbolizes a new beginning or resurrection, representing the hope and victory of the righteous over death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_death.htm">The Inevitability of Death</a> Recognize that death is a certainty for all, but the path we choose in life determines our eternal destiny. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_righteousness.htm">The Role of Righteousness</a> Living a life aligned with God’s will ensures that we are counted among the upright who will triumph over death. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_resurrection.htm">Hope in Resurrection</a> The "morning" symbolizes the hope of resurrection and eternal life for those who are faithful to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_wealth_and_status.htm">The Futility of Earthly Wealth and Status</a> Earthly achievements and possessions cannot prevent the decay of the body in Sheol; only a relationship with God offers true security. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Focus on living with an eternal perspective, prioritizing spiritual growth and alignment with God’s purposes over temporary worldly gains.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 49</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_49_12_contradict_soul_immortality.htm">Psalm 49:12 likens humans to animals in their mortality--does this contradict the doctrine of an immortal soul seen elsewhere in Scripture?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_israelite_resurrection_belief.htm">If Psalm 49:15 promises redemption from Sheol, what historical or archaeological evidence supports the Israelite belief in a personal resurrection at that time?</a> <a href="/q/is_job_24_19-20's_view_of_the_grave_unique.htm">In Job 24:19-20, is the depiction of the grave consuming sinners consistent with or contradictory to other Old Testament views on divine judgment?</a> <a href="/q/is_sheol_in_psalm_49_inconsistent.htm">Does the emphasis on Sheol in Psalm 49 conflict with other biblical descriptions of the afterlife, creating internal inconsistencies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Like sheep they are laid in the grave.--Rather, like a flock for sheol they are arranged; death is their shepherd. While planning for a long life, and mapping out their estates as if for a permanent possession, they are but a flock of sheep, entirely at the disposal and under the direction of another, and this shepherd is death. Comp. Keble's paraphrase."Even as a flock arrayed are theyFor the dark grave; Death guides their way,Death is their shepherd now."The rendering, "feed on them," is an error. The rest of the verse as it stands is quite unintelligible. Among the many conjectured emendations, the best is (Burgess) to point the verb as the future of y?rad, and render, "and the upright shall go down to the grave amongst them (i.e., amongst the ungodly) until the morning" (for the last words compare <a href="/deuteronomy/16-4.htm" title="And there shall be no leavened bread seen with you in all your coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which you sacrificed the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.">Deuteronomy 16:4</a>), when in contrast to the wicked they shall see light (<a href="/psalms/49-20.htm" title="Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.">Psalm 49:20</a>).Adopting this emendation, a new force is lent to the next two clauses, which have puzzled modern commentators, as they did the ancient translators (LXX., "their help shall grow old in hell from their glory.") By a slight change of points and accents, and taking mizbul as a derivative noun equivalent to zebul (so also Gratz), we get, "Their beauty (is) for corruption; sheol (is) its dwelling," i.e., all, wise and unwise, good and bad, must descend to the under world (<a href="/psalms/49-11.htm" title="Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.">Psalm 49:11</a>), so that the upright accompany the wicked thither, and it becomes the dwelling-place of their beauty, i.e., their bodies. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them. With the foolish fancies and vain conceits of the ungodly rich men, the psalmist now contrasts the reality. When they die they are "laid in the grave," or "ranged in Hades" (Kay), as sheep in a sheepfold. There is no escape for them. Death is their shepherd; he keeps them, watches over them, tends them, allows none to quit the fold. And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. When the resurrection morn comes - and no other explanation appears to be possible (see even Cheyne) - it will bring them no release; the righteous will then "have domination over them," and will certainly not set them free (<a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a>). And their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling; rather, and their beauty is for Hades to consume out of its dwelling; i.e. its clay tenement (so Dr. Kay). <a href="/commentaries/psalms/49-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Like sheep כַּצֹּ֤אן ׀ (kaṣ·ṣōn) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock they are destined שַׁתּוּ֮ (šat·tū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8371.htm">Strong's 8371: </a> To place, array, reflex, to lie for Sheol. לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל (liš·’ō·wl) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> Underworld (place to which people descend at death) Death מָ֤וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin will be their shepherd. יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם (yir·‘êm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with The upright יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ (yə·šā·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3477.htm">Strong's 3477: </a> Straight, right will rule them וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ (way·yir·dū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7287.htm">Strong's 7287: </a> To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off in בָ֤ם (ḇām) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> the morning, לַבֹּ֗קֶר (lab·bō·qer) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning and their form וְ֭צוּרָם (wə·ṣū·rām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6736.htm">Strong's 6736: </a> A form, an, image will decay לְבַלּ֥וֹת (lə·ḇal·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1086.htm">Strong's 1086: </a> To fail, to wear out, decay in Sheol, שְׁא֗וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> Underworld (place to which people descend at death) far from their lofty abode. מִזְּבֻ֥ל (miz·zə·ḇul) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2073.htm">Strong's 2073: </a> Elevation, height, lofty abode <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 49:14 They are appointed as a flock (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/49-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 49:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/49-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 49:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>