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how much moreאַףthose who dwellשֹׁכְנֵיin housesבָתֵּיof clay,חֹמֶרwhoseאֲשֶׁרfoundationיְסוֹדָםis in the dust;בֶּעָפָרthey crush themיְדַכְּאוּםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe moth.עָשׁ
Job 4:19
Study it in the app“how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust; they crush them before the moth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 4:19, word by word
- those who dwellשֹׁכְנֵיshochne
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shochne” appears- in housesבָתֵּיvate
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vate” appears- of clayחֹמֶרchomer
clay
Wet earth, the potter's dough, or mire.
Where else “chomer” appears- foundationיְסוֹדָyesoda
base, foundation
Base, foundation.
Where else “yesoda” appears- is in the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- they crush themיְדַכְּאוּyedaku
crush
To grind down, oppress the weak.
Where else “yedaku” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the mothעָשׁash
moth
An insect that eats clothing.
Where else “ash” appears
Translation note
“Houses of clay”: it can be understood as the human body, made of dust (Genesis 2:7). “Before the moth”: a phrase of uncertain sense; it may be “more easily than a moth” or “like a moth.”
The context
18Look, in his servants he does not trust, and to his angels he charges error;
19 · This verse (above)
20From morning to evening they are shattered; without anyone noticing they perish forever.