What Does the Bible Say About Valley of Shadow of Death?
Here are 12 Bible verses about Valley of Shadow of Death, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
BSBEven though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
- #2Job 10:21-22
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
BSBbefore I go—never to return— to a land of darkness and gloom, to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
- #3Jeremiah 2:6
Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
BSBThey did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
- #4Isaiah 9:2
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
BSBThe people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- #5Amos 5:8
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:
BSBHe who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—
- #6Matthew 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
BSBthe people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
- #7Psalms 44:19
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
BSBBut You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
- #8Psalms 23:1-6
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
BSBA Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- #9Psalms 107:10
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
BSBSome sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
- #10Psalms 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
BSBHe brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
- #11Job 38:17
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
BSBHave the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
- #12Luke 1:79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
BSBto shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
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