Job 30:19

“He has cast me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.”

Job 30:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 30:19, word by word

He has cast meהֹרָhora

cast

To hurl something, or set it firmly in place, like a stone.

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into the mudחֹמֶרchomer

clay

Wet earth, the potter's dough, or mire.

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and I have become likeאֶתְמַשֵּׁלetmashel

be like

To be similar to something else, or to be compared to it.

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dustעָפָרafar

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

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and ashesאֵפֶרefer

ashes

Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.

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The context

18With great force my garment is disfigured; like the collar of my tunic it binds me.

19 · This verse (above)

20I cry for help to you, and you do not answer me; I stand up, and you consider me.

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