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Nevertheless you shall die like men, And fall like one of the rulers."
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Death, the Great Equalizer
Commentators agree that this verse is a powerful reminder that all humans, from the most powerful ruler to the humblest citizen, share the same fate: death. Scholars like Albert Barnes note that this truth should humble the proud, as earthly status provides no exemption from the grave. Death is the great equalizer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But ye shall die like men. You are mortal, like other people. This fact you have forgotten. You have been lifted up with pride, as …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But you shall die like men As men in common do, to whom it is appointed to die, (Hebrews 9:27) or as com…
It is hard for people to have honor given to them without becoming proud of it. But all the rulers of the earth will die, and all their honor will …
