Holy Scripture

Job 17:14

A church father on this verse

“Ver. 14. I have said to corruption, Thou art my father, and to the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister. What does this mean, that he said to corruption, Thou art my father; saving that every man descends from an already corrupted origin? and hence it is added, And to the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister; in t…”

Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XIII

Source: Septuagint

Original

¹⁴I have called upon death to be my father, And corruption to be my mother and sister.

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In context

¹²I have turned the night into day: The light is short because of darkness.

¹³For if I remain, Hades is my habitation: And my bed has been made in darkness.

— Job 17:14 —

¹⁵Where then is yet my hope? Or where shall I see my good?

¹⁶Will they go down with me to Hades, Or shall we go down together to the tomb?

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