Reference: Worms
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The worm is used symbolically to show the extreme feebleness of man. Job 17:14; 25:6. In blessing Israel Jehovah said, "Fear not, thou worm Jacob," Isa 41:14; and the Lord, to indicate the low estate in which He was, said, "I am a worm and no man." Ps 22:6. In the grave man's body becomes the companion of worms, if they do not actually feed upon it. Job 21:26; 24:20; Isa 14:11. Of the eternal punishment of the wicked it is recorded "their worm dieth not." Mr 9:44,46,48; cf. Isa 66:24. Herod Agrippa, being smitten by an angel, was literally 'eaten of worms.' Ac 12:23. In Job 25:6 man is compared to a worm
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If I say to the grave and corruption, You are my father, and to the worm [that feeds on decay], You are my mother and my sister [because I will soon be closest to you],
They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm spreads a covering over them.
The womb shall forget him, the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered, and unrighteousness shall be broken like a tree [which cannot be healed].
How much less man, who is a maggot! And a son of man, who is a worm!
How much less man, who is a maggot! And a son of man, who is a worm!
But I am a worm, and no man; I am the scorn of men, and despised by the people.
Your pomp and magnificence are brought down to Sheol (the underworld), along with the sound of your harps; the maggots [which prey upon dead bodies] are spread out under you and worms cover you [O Babylonian rulers].
Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you, says the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
And they shall go forth and gaze upon the dead bodies of the [rebellious] men who have stepped over against Me; for their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all mankind.
And if your foot is a cause of stumbling and sin to you, cut it off! It is more profitable and wholesome for you to enter into life [that is really worthwhile] crippled than, having two feet, to be cast into hell (Gehenna) .
Where their worm [ which preys on the inhabitants and is a symbol of the wounds inflicted on the man himself by his sins] does not die, and the fire is not put out.
Salt is good (beneficial), but if salt has lost its saltness, how will you restore [the saltness to] it? Have salt within yourselves, and be at peace and live in harmony with one another.
And at once an angel of the Lord smote him and cut him down, because he did not give God the glory (the preeminence and kingly majesty that belong to Him as the supreme Ruler); and he was eaten by worms and died.