Key Verse Spotlight
Job 21:26 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.”
Job 21:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. {breasts: or, milk pails}
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices {which} ye wrongfully imagine against me.
For ye say, Where {is} the house of the prince? and where {are} the dwelling places of the wicked? {the dwelling...: Heb. the tent of the tabernacles}
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