KJV ORIGINAL
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They will both lie down together in the dirt, and worms will cover them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is saying that both good and evil people end up the same way when they die - buried in the ground where their bodies decay.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friends who claimed that wicked people always face punishment in this life while righteous people prosper. He's pointing out that death comes to everyone regardless of their moral character. In ancient times, burial practices involved placing bodies directly in the earth, making the imagery of dust and worms a common way to describe the reality of physical death.
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