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Concise Bible Dictionary: W
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George A. Morrish
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The worm is used symbolically to show the extreme feebleness of man (
Job 17:14
14
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. (Job 17:14)
;
Job 25:6
6
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? (Job 25:6)
). In blessing Israel Jehovah said, “Fear not, thou worm Jacob” (
Isa. 41:14
14
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 41:14)
); and the Lord, to indicate the low estate in which He was, said, “I am a worm and no man” (
Psa. 22:6
6
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. (Psalm 22:6)
). In the grave man’s body becomes the companion of worms, if they do not actually feed upon it (
Job 21:26
26
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. (Job 21:26)
;
Job 24:20
20
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. (Job 24:20)
;
Isa. 14:11
11
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. (Isaiah 14:11)
). Of the eternal punishment of the wicked it is recorded “their worm dieth not” (
Mark 9:44,46,48
44
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:44)
46
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:46)
48
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:48)
: Compare
Isa. 66:24
24
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. (Isaiah 66:24)
). Herod Agrippa, being smitten by an angel, was literally “eaten of worms” (
Acts 12:23
23
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. (Acts 12:23)
). In
Job 25:6
6
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? (Job 25:6)
man is compared to a worm—literally “a maggot”—an apt figure of moral corruption.
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