Job 21:26
Together, in the dust, they lie down, and, the worm, spreadeth a covering over them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
In Context
25Whereas, this other man, dieth, in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted good fortune:
27Lo! I know your plans, and the devices, wherewith ye would do me violence!
Cross References
Job 3:18At once are prisoners at peace, they hear not the voice of a driver:
Job 17:14To corruption, have exclaimed, My father, thou! My mother! and My sister! to the worm.
Job 20:11His bones, are full of youthful vigour, yet, with him—in the dust, shall it lie down.
Psalms 49:14Like sheep—into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,—And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.
Ecclesiastes 9:3This was a misfortune in all that was done under the sun, that, one destiny, had they all,—yea also, the heart of the sons of men, was full of wickedness, and, madness, was in their heart, while they lived, and, after that, [they went] unto 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 →