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 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

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

27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

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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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