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Psalm 49:14

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 14 They are assigned like sheep to the Grave.*
  
  Death will shepherd them;
  The upright will rule over them+ in the morning.
  
  Every trace of them will fade away;+
  The Grave*+ rather than a palace will be their home.+

Psalm 49:14

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 14 Like sheep they have been appointed* to Sheʹol itself;+
  Death itself will shepherd* them;+
  And the upright ones will have them in subjection in the morning,+
  And their forms* are due to wear away;+
  Sheʹol rather than a lofty abode is for each one.*+

Psalm 49:14

The Bible in Living English
- 14 Like sheep they are brought down to the world below,
  death shepherding them,
  And upright men shall tread over them in the morning
  and their forms are to waste away, having the world below for dwelling.

Psalm 49:14

American Standard Version
- 14 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.

Psalm 49:14

The Emphasized Bible
- 14 Like sheep—into hades are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,—And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form is to decay, Hades is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.

Psalm 49:14

King James Version
- 14 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.