Job 21:26
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Cross-reference
In Job 3:19, the small and great share the same fate, directly paralleling the idea that all lie down in dust.
In Job 19:26, hope of seeing God after skin destruction contrasts with the worm-covered fate here.
In Job 17:14, the worm is called mother and sister, using the same worm imagery for decay.
In Job 3:18, the dead are at ease, echoing the equality of the grave where all lie down alike.
In Job 20:11, the wicked's vigor lies down in the dust, illustrating the same fate of decay.
In Ecclesiastes 9:2, all share a common destiny—righteous and wicked—explicitly paralleling the equality in death.
Isaiah 14:11 uses the same 'worms cover them' imagery for the king of Babylon, reinforcing Job's point that death levels all.
Genesis 3:19 declares the curse of returning to dust, which Job echoes here — all humans share this mortal fate.
In Psalm 49:14, the wicked are consumed in Sheol, echoing the worm-covered fate of all who lie in dust.
Acts 13:36 notes that David 'saw corruption' after death, confirming Job's point that even the righteous decay in the grave.