Job 17:14
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
King James Version
In Context
13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
15And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
Cross References
Job 19:26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Job 21:32Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
Job 30:30My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
Psalms 49:9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
Acts 2:27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
1 Corinthians 15:42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
Matthew Henry on Job 17:11-16
Job Reproves His Three Friends; Vanity of Worldly Expectations. ( b. c. 1520.) 10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you. 11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. 13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. 14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. 15 And where is now… Read the whole commentary →