Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageFor only a few numbered years remain, and then I will walk the path of no return.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GFor when a few numbered years have passed, I will walk the road of no return.
KJV
King James VersionWhen a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.
Footnotes
*Shenot mispar* (שְׁנוֹת מִסְפָּר) = 'years of number' — a Hebrew idiom for a small, countable, finite span (cf. Genesis 34:30; Deuteronomy 33:6). The 'road of no return' (*orach lo ashuv*) is the ancient Semitic image of Sheol as a one-way path — echoed in Akkadian literature's 'House of Dust' (*bīt epri*) and in Job 10:21. The chapter ends not in resolution but in the shadow of mortality, making the cry for a heavenly Witness (v.19) and a divine Mediator (v.21) all the more urgent. FOG preserves 'numbered years' to honour the idiom; FOG Message renders 'a few numbered years remain' for emotional immediacy.