The affirmation that the wicked return to Sheol, all nations that forget God, establishes eschatological fate of those who reject divine authority. The mention of Sheol as destination for the wicked suggests finality and separation from God's presence, establishing death as ultimate consequence of godlessness. The connection between forgetting God and descent to Sheol suggests that apostasy leads inevitably to death, making covenant fidelity prerequisite for continued existence. This verse establishes the stark contrast between the fate of the righteous and the wicked.

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