Job 21:26

They shall lie down alike in (o) the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

(o) As concerning their bodies: and this he speaks according to the common judgment.

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

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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Job 21:26