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Job 17:14

I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

KJV

Putredini dixi : Pater meus es ; Mater mea, et soror mea, vermibus.

Vulgate

θάνατον ἐπεκαλεσάμην πατέρα μου εἶναι, μητέρα δέ μου καὶ ἀδελφὴν σαπρίαν.

LXX

If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou artmy mother, and my sister;

ASV

לַ/שַּׁ֣חַת קָ֭רָאתִי אָ֣בִ/י אָ֑תָּה אִמִּ֥/י וַ֝/אֲחֹתִ֗/י לָֽ/רִמָּֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
י
y
noun · 119×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
רִמָּ֗ה
rmh
noun · 7×
שַּׁ֣חַת
shcht
noun · 22×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:42 — So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
  • Job 7:5 — My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
  • Ps 16:10 — For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.