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Job 21:26

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

KJV

et tamen simul in pulvere dormient, et vermes operient eos.

Vulgate

ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ ἐπὶ γῆς κοιμῶνται, σαπρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐκάλυψεν.

LXX

They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.

ASV

יַ֭חַד עַל עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝/רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

יַחְדָּ֑ו
ychdv
noun · 141×
יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
yshkb
verb · 211×
מְכַסֶּ֣ה
mksh
verb · 152×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עָפָ֥ר
'pr
noun · 109×
רִמָּ֗ה
rmh
noun · 7×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Eccl 9:2 — 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
  • Isa 14:11 — 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.
  • Job 3:18 — There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
  • Job 20:11 — His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
  • Job 20:11 — His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
  • Ps 49:14 — 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.