Job 21:26
But they lie down in the earth together, 1 And corruption covers them. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
In Context
25And another dies in bitterness of soul, 1 Not eating any good thing. 1
27So I know you, that ye presumptuously attack me: 1
Cross References
Job 3:18And the men of old time have together 1 Ceased to hear the exactor’s voice. 1
Job 17:14I have called upon death to be my father, 1 And corruption to be my mother and sister. 1
Job 20:11His bones have been filled with vigor of his youth, 1 And it shall lie down with him in the dust. 1
Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise; 1 And pay thy vows to the Most High. 1
Ecclesiastes 9:3There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, 1 That there is one event to all: 1 Yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, 1 And madness is in their heart during their life, 1 And after that they go to the dead. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 21:18-27
Certain Punishments of the Wicked; Divine Sovereignty. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,… Read the whole commentary →