They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?