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1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will touch them. (WEB) 2 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died. Their departure was considered a disaster, (WEB) 3 and their travel away from us ruin, but they are in peace. (WEB) 4 For even if in the sight of men they are punished, their hope is full of immortality. (WEB) 5 Having borne a little chastening, they will receive great good; because God tested them, and found them worthy of himself. (WEB)
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15 But the righteous live forever. Their reward is in the Lord, and the care for them with the Most High. (WEB) 16 Therefore they will receive the crown of royal dignity and the diadem of beauty from the Lord’s hand, because he will cover them with his right hand, and he will shield them with his arm. (WEB)
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3 That all goodness and joy and glory are prepared for them, And written down for the spirits of those who have died in righteousness, And that manifold good shall be given to you in recompense for your labours, And that your lot is abundantly beyond the lot of the living. (ENO) 4 And the spirits of you who have died in righteousness shall live and rejoice, And their spirits shall not perish, nor their memorial from before the face of the Great One Unto all the generations of the world: wherefore no longer fear their contumely. (ENO)
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4 Fear ye not, ye souls of the righteous, And be hopeful ye that have died in righteousness. (ENO) 5 And grieve not if your soul into Sheol has descended in grief, And that in your life your body fared not according to your goodness, But wait for the day of the judgement of sinners And for the day of cursing and chastisement. (ENO)
7/10 · strong
2 Then all who have fallen asleep in hope of Him shall rise again. And it shall come to pass at that time that the treasuries will be opened in which is preserved the number of the souls of the righteous, and they shall come forth, and a multitude of souls shall be seen together in one (2BA)
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35 Didn’t the souls of the righteous ask about these things in their chambers, saying, ‘How long will we be here? When does the fruit of the threshing floor come?’ (WEB)
5/10 · good
12 what will befall them in the end. For the righteous justly hope for the end, and without fear depart from this habitation, because they have with Thee a store of works preserved in treasuries. (2BA)
8/10 · strong
1 So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
5/10 · good
1 With this hope therefore let our souls be bound unto Him that is faithful in His promises and that is righteous in His judgments. (1CL)
7/10 · strong
64 O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. (KJV)