Psalms 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
King James Version
Psalms 141
1[A Psalm of David.] LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. 5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. 9Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
The Bible says it again
- And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.Deuteronomy 28:64
- And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.1 Samuel 14:26
- Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.Ecclesiastes 10:9
- And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.Isaiah 10:14
- And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.Isaiah 53:9
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Curated by Collins Asein. Bible text: King James Version.