Job 25:6

Job 25:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
• New International Version (NIV)how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot— a human being, who is only a worm!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)How much less man, who is a maggot, And a son of man, who is a worm?”

Context of Job 25:6

4How then can mankind be righteous with God? Or how can anyone who is born of woman be pure? 5If even the moon has no brightness And the stars are not pure in His sight, How much less man, that maggot, And a son of man, that worm!”

Job 25:6 word by word

אַ֭ף כִּֽי־אֱנ֣וֹשׁ רִמָּ֑ה וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• Howאַף'aph · alsoH637
• muchכִּיkîy · forH3588
• manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• maggotרִמָּהrimmâh · wormH7415
• And a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Job 25:6

• Job 4:19How much more those who live in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
• Genesis 18:27And Abraham replied, “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am only dust and ashes.
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a person, A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.
• Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you people of Israel; I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Commentaries on Job 25:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6How much less man, that is a worm? - Or as the Targum - "How much more man, who in his life is a reptile; and the son of man, who in his death is a worm." Almost all the versions read, "Truly man is corruption, and the son of man a worm." The original is degradingly expressive: "Even because אנוש enosh, miserable man, is רמה rimmah, a crawling worm; and the son of Adam, who is תולעה toleah, a worm, or rather maggot, from its eating into and dividing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6How much less man - See Job 4:19. Man is mentioned here as a worm; in Job 4:19 he is said to dwell in a house of clay and to be crushed before the moth. In both cases the design is to represent him as insignificant in comparison with God. A worm - רמה rı̂mmâh see Job 7:5. The word is commonly applied to such worms as are bred in putridity, and hence, the comparison is the more forcible. And the son of man - Another mode of speaking of man. Any one of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Job 4:19-21; 15:16). worm ... worm--Two distinct Hebrew words. The first, a worm bred in putridity; alluding to man's corruption. The second a crawling worm; implying that man is weak and grovelling.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 25:6

• Depravity of Man
• Humility
• Man
• Worm

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Worm
• Anthropology
• Bildad
• Job, Book of
• Regeneration
• Zophar

Commentaries on Job 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings