Job 21:26
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
They shall lie downe alike in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:2Rank 1 from verse 26
2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
2*All things come alike to all: there is one euent to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the cleane, and to the vncleane; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner, and hee that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
- Isaiah 14:11Rank 2 from verse 26
- Job 3:18–19Rank 4 from verse 26
18There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
18 There the prisoners rest together, they heare not the voice of the oppressour.
19The small and great are there, and the seruant is free from his master.
- Psalms 49:14Rank 8 from verse 26
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
14‖‖Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.
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Job 21:26
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Similar; in the same manner or degree.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Fine, loose earth or powder; the ground.
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Sense 1: Small creeping creatures or larvae. Sense 2: Figures of lowliness, corruption, or consuming judgment.
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25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
25And another dieth in the bitternesse of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
26They shall lie downe alike in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
Selected passage27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the deuices which yee wrongfully imagine against me.