And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
Job 17:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
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.
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption: