Job 21:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.”

Job 21:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 21:26 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 21:26 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 21:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They lie down alike in the dust. The worm covers them.”

Job 21:26 — World English Bible

Job 21:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.”

Job 21:26 — American Standard Version

Job 21:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Together--on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.”

Job 21:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 21:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Together they lie down in the dust, and the worms cover them.”

Job 21:26 — Darby Translation

Job 21:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shall sleepe both in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.”

Job 21:26 — Geneva Bible

Job 21:26 in Context — Job 21

24 Sus colodras están llenas de leche, y sus huesos serán regados de tuétano.

25 Y estotro morirá en amargura de ánimo, y no habiendo comido jamás con gusto.

26 Igualmente yacerán ellos en el polvo, y gusanos los cubrirán.

27 He aquí, yo conozco vuestros pensamientos, y las imaginaciones que contra mí forjáis.

28 Porque decís: ¿Qué es de la casa del príncipe, y qué de la tienda de las moradas de los impíos?

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What Does Job 21:26 Mean?

Job 21:26 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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