Job 14:19
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
לָבַשׁ
lâbash
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
דּוּחַ
dûwach
to thrust away; figuratively, to cleanse
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
צָמַח
tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
עָפָר
ʻâphâr
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אָבַד
ʼâbad
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
יָחַל
yâchal
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Key Terms in This Verse
אָבַד ʼâbad
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Study H6 →לָבַשׁ lâbash
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Study H3847 →צָמַח tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Study H6779 →Cross References
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
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