Job 17:14
If I have said to corruption, 'You are my father;'to the worm, 'My mother,' and 'my sister;'
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
In Context
13If I look for Sheol as my house,if I have spread my couch in the darkness,
15where then is my hope?As for my hope, who shall see it?
Cross References
Job 19:26After my skin is destroyed,then in my flesh shall I see God,
Job 21:32Yet he will be borne to the grave.Men shall keep watch over the tomb.
Job 30:30My skin grows black and peels from me.My bones are burned with heat.
Psalms 49:9That he should live on forever,that he should not see corruption.
Acts 2:27because you will not leave my soul in hell,neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
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 →