And he, like that which is rotten, wastes away, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
Job 17:14 - The Scriptures 2009 I shall say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ – to the worm, ‘You are my mother and my sister.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If I say to the grave and corruption, You are my father, and to the worm [that feeds on decay], You are my mother and my sister [because I will soon be closest to you], American Standard Version (1901) If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister; Common English Bible I’ve called corruption “my father,” the worm, “my mother and sister.” Catholic Public Domain Version I have said to decay and to worms: "You are my father, my mother, and my sister." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father: to worms, My mother and my sister. |
And he, like that which is rotten, wastes away, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
and after my skin has been struck off, then in my flesh I shall see Eloah,
The womb forgets him, the worm feeds sweetly on him; he is remembered no more, and wickedness is broken like a tree;
My body is covered with worms and dirt, my skin is cracked and it festers.
For You do not leave my being in She’ol, Neither let Your Lovingly-committed One see corruption.
Your arrogance has been brought down to She’ol, and the sound of your stringed instruments; the maggot is spread under you, and worms cover you.’
So also is the resurrection of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;