Other translations
American Standard Version
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you will bring him to the generation of his fathers; he will not see light until eternity.
Darby Bible Translation
It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
God's Word
he must join the generation of his ancestors, who will never see light [again].
Holman Christian Standard Bible
he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light.
International Standard Version
you will end up like your ancestors' generation, never again to see the light of day!
NET Bible
But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.
New American Standard Bible
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
New International Version
they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
New Living Translation
But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.
Webster's Bible Translation
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
The World English Bible
he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
EasyEnglish Bible
But he will join his ancestors in death. He will never see the light of day again.
Young‘s Literal Translation
It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.
New Life Version
he will go and join the family of his fathers. They will never see the light.
The Voice Bible
But they will soon join their ancestors, for all of time, among the tombs of the faithless—a place of no light.
Living Bible
yet in the end he dies like everyone else and enters eternal darkness.
New Catholic Bible
Although during his lifetime he considered himself blessed: “They will praise me because I have done well,”
Legacy Standard Bible
But his soul shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will eternally not see light.
Jubilee Bible 2000
He shall enter into the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light forever.
Christian Standard Bible
he will go to the generation of his ancestors; they will never see the light.
Amplified Bible © 1954
He will go to the generation of his fathers, who will nevermore see the light.
New Century Version
they will go to where their ancestors are. They will never see light again.
The Message
So don’t be impressed with those who get rich and pile up fame and fortune. They can’t take it with them; fame and fortune all get left behind. Just when they think they’ve arrived and folks praise them because they’ve made good, They enter the family burial plot where they’ll never see sunshine again.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He will go to the gathering place of his fathers. They will never see the light!
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
Good News Translation®
he will join all his ancestors in death, where the darkness lasts forever.
Wycliffe Bible
He shall enter till into the generations of his fathers; and till into without end he shall not see light. (He shall go to the generations of his forefathers; and none of them shall ever see the light again.)
Contemporary English Version
But we each will go down to our ancestors, never again to see the light of day.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
Common English Bible © 2011
they too will join the ancestors who’ve gone ahead; they too will never see the light again.
Amplified Bible © 2015
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never again see the light.
English Standard Version Anglicised
his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
During his life his soul uttered blessings; “They will praise you, for you do well for yourself.”
New American Standard Bible
He will go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
The Expanded Bible
they will go to where their ancestors are [C the grave]. They will never see light again.
Tree of Life Version
Though during his life he congratulates himself, and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
Revised Standard Version
he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.
New International Reader's Version
But they will die, like their people of long ago. They will never again see the light of life.
BRG Bible
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Complete Jewish Bible
True, while he lived, he thought himself happy — people praise you when you do well for yourself —
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
He shall go to the dor (generation) of his avot; they shall never see ohr (light).
Names of God Bible
he must join the generation of his ancestors, who will never see light again.
Modern English Version
that soul will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see light.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the time will come for him to die and go to his ancestors. And he will never again see the light of day.
International Children’s Bible
But he will go to where his ancestors are. He will never see light again.
Lexham English Bible
it will go to the generation of his fathers. Never will they see light.
New International Version - UK
they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.