Job 21:26
They lie down alike in the dust; 1 the worms cover them both. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
In Context
25Another man dies in bitterness of soul, 1 one who has never experienced anything good. 1
27See, I know your thoughts, 1 and the ways in which you wish to wrong me. 1
Cross References
Job 3:18There the prisoners are at ease together; 1 they do not hear the voice of the slave driver. 1
Job 17:14and if I have said to the pit, 'You are my father,' 1 and to the worm, 'You are my mother or my sister,' 1
Job 20:11His bones are full of youthful strength, 1 but it will lie down with him in the dust. 1
Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol, 1 and death will be their shepherd. 1 The upright will rule over them in the morning, 1 and their bodies will be consumed in Sheol, 1 with no place for them to live. 1
Ecclesiastes 9:3There is an evil fate for everything that is done under the sun, the same event happens to them all. The hearts of human beings are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live. So after that they go to the dead.
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 →