valley of the shadow of death

English

From Psalm 23 of the Book of Psalms. "Shadow of death" is a calque of Hebrew צלמות.

The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 23:4:
  Yea though I walke through the valley of the shadowe of death, I will feare no euill: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staffe, they comfort me.
- 1995, “Gangsta's Paradise”, performed by Coolio, →OCLC:
  As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death / I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
A very dangerous place.

biblical phrase

Chinese:
Mandarin: 死蔭的幽谷 / 死荫的幽谷 (sǐ yīn dí yōugǔ)
Finnish: kuoleman varjon laakso
German: das finstere Tal n
Greek:
Ancient: ἐν μέσῳ σκιᾶς θανάτου f (en mésōi skiâs thanátou) (in the valley of the shadow of death)
Hebrew: גיא צלמות m (ge' tsalmawet)
Japanese: 死の陰の谷 (shi no kage no tani)
Latin: in mediō umbrae mortis (in the valley of the shadow of death)
Portuguese: vale da sombra da morte m
Spanish: valle de sombra de muerte m
Swedish: dödsskuggans dal (literally “the death-shadow's valley”)