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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and say to the Pit: You are my father, and to the worm: My mother or my sister,
But they both lie in the dust, and worms cover them.
The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!
how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by people.
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."
Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel: I will help you- the Lord's declaration. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
"As they leave, they will see the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their maggots will never die, their fire will never go out, and they will be a horror to all mankind."
where Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.