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He has cast meהֹרָנִיinto the mud,לַחֹמֶרand I have become likeוָאֶתְמַשֵּׁלdustכֶּעָפָרand ashes.וָאֵפֶר
Study it in the app“He has cast me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.”
He has cast meהֹרָנִיinto the mud,לַחֹמֶרand I have become likeוָאֶתְמַשֵּׁלdustכֶּעָפָרand ashes.וָאֵפֶר
cast
To hurl something, or set it firmly in place, like a stone.
Where else “hora” appearsclay
Wet earth, the potter's dough, or mire.
Where else “chomer” appearsbe like
To be similar to something else, or to be compared to it.
Where else “etmashel” appearsdust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appearsashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appears18With 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.