Job 17:14
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.”Job 17:14
What Does Job 17:14 Mean?
Job 17:14 is found in the book of Job, chapter 17, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 17:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 7:5“My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.”1 Corinthians 15:42“So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:”Psalms 16:10“For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”Job 6:8“Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!”Job 6:11“What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?”Job 7:21“And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.”Job 10:9“Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?”Job 13:28“And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.”Job 21:26“They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.”Job 21:32“Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.”Job 24:20“The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.”Job 30:29“I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.”Job 30:30“My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.”Psalms 49:9“That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.”Proverbs 7:4“Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:”Isaiah 14:11“Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.”Acts 2:27“Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”Acts 13:34“And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.”Acts 13:36“For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:”1 Corinthians 15:53“For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
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