Job 4:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
How much moreאַ֤ף
(af)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
those who dwellשֹׁכְנֵ֬י
(sho·che·nei)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
in housesבָֽתֵּי־
(vat·tei-)
1004: a housea prim. root
of clay,חֹ֗מֶר
(cho·mer)
2563a: cement, mortar, clayfrom chamar
Whoseאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
foundationיְסֹודָ֑ם
(ye·so·v·dam;)
3247: foundation, basefrom yasad
is in the dust,בֶּעָפָ֥ר
(be·'a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
Who are crushedיְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם
(ye·dak·ke·'um)
1792: to crusha prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵי־
(lif·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the moth!עָֽשׁ׃
(ash.)
6211: a mothfrom ashesh


















KJV Lexicon
How much less
'aph  (af)
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
in them that dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of clay
chomer  (kho'mer)
a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
whose foundation
ycowd  (yes-ode')
a foundation -- bottom, foundation, repairing
is in the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
which are crushed
daka'  (daw-kaw')
to crumble; transitively, to bruise -- beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the moth
`ash  (awsh)
a moth -- moth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

King James Bible
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
how much more those who dwell in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth!

International Standard Version
how much less confidence does he have in those who dwell in houses of clay; who were formed from a foundation in dust and can perish like a moth?

NET Bible
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!

King James 2000 Bible
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?
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