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 cry to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My Mother,' or 'My sister,'
The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.
how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot -- a son of man, who is only a worm!"
how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot -- a son of man, who is only a worm!"
But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you.
Don't be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you," says the Lord, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
"They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not die out. All people will find the sight abhorrent."
where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.