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.