Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
The worms
Bible References
Alike
Job 3:18 The captives are completely at ease;
they do not hear the voice of their oppressor.
they do not hear the voice of their oppressor.
Job 20:11 His bones may be full of youthful vigor,
but will lie down with him in the grave.
but will lie down with him in the grave.
Ecclesiastes 9:2
Everything is the same for everyone: there is one fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as for the one who takes an oath, so for the one who fears an oath.
The worms
Job 17:14 and say to corruption: You are my father,
and to the maggot: My mother or my sister,
and to the maggot: My mother or my sister,
Job 19:26 Even after my skin has been destroyed,
yet I will see God in my flesh.
yet I will see God in
Psalm 49:14 Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,
and their form will waste away in Sheol,
far from their lofty abode.
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,
and their form will waste away in Sheol,
far from their lofty abode.
Isaiah 14:11 Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,
along with the music of your harps.
Maggots are spread out under you,
and worms cover you.”
along with the music of your harps.
Maggots are spread out under you,
and worms cover you.”