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 pit: You are my father! And to the worm: You are my mother and sister!
They lie down alike in the dust, and the worms cover them.
The womb forgets them. The worm finds them sweet. They are no longer remembered. Wickedness is broken like a tree.
How much less man, who is but a maggot and a worm!
How much less man, who is but a maggot and a worm!
Yet, I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned by humanity and despised by people.
Your pride has been brought down to the grave along with the music of your harps. Maggots are spread out like a bed under you, and worms cover you.'
Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I will help you. This is the declaration of Jehovah, your Redeemer, and the Holy One of Israel.
Then they will go out and look at the corpses of those who have rebelled (sinned) against me. The worms that eat them will not die. The fire that burns them will not go out and they will disgust all humanity.
(spurious, but included in King James Version, Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.)
(For the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. Questionable passage.)
Immediately the angel of God killed him, because he did not give God the glory. He was eaten by worms and died.