14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.


In Context

11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

Job 17:14 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:14if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father; to worms, my mother and my sister.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14If I have said to corruption, 'You are my father;' to the worm, 'My mother,' and 'my sister;'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14To corruption I have called: — 'Thou art my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' — to the worm.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:14I have said to corruption, You are my father: to the worm, You are my mother, and my sister.