Tree of Life Version
Job 25:6
6how much less man who is but a maggot— a son of man who is a worm!”
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 a man be righteous with God? How can one born of a woman be pure? 5If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in His eyes, how much less man who is but a maggot— a son of man who is a worm!”
Read all of Job 25Job 25:6 word by word
אַ֭ף כִּֽי־אֱנ֣וֹשׁ רִמָּ֑ה וּבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 25:6
- Job 4:19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?
- Genesis 18:27Then Abraham answered and said, “Look, pray, I have decided to speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
- Psalms 22:6They cried to you and were delivered. In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
- Isaiah 41:14Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you.” It is a declaration of Adonai, your Redeemer, 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
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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
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