Job 1:21

Naked shall I return thither— That is, into my mother's womb; used figuratively, for the bowels of the earth, the common mother of us all.

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²¹ And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Related Commentaries of Job 1:21

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Job 1:21