Job 21:26
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁכַב
shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
עָפָר
ʻâphâr
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
רִמָּה
rimmâh
a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
כָּסָה
kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּסָה kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Study H3680 →שָׁכַב shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Study H7901 →Cross References
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is ...
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
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