Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
The worms
Bible References
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Job 3:18
There the prisoners are at ease together. They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
Job 20:11
His bones are full of his youth, but youth shall lie down with him in the dust.
Ecclesiastes 9:2
All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.
The worms
Job 17:14
If I have said to corruption, 'You are my father;' to the worm, 'My mother,' and 'my sister;'
Job 19:26
After my skin is destroyed, then in my flesh shall I see God,
Psalm 49:14
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
Isaiah 14:11
Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.