Job 25:6
Strong's Lexicon
how much less
אַ֭ף (’ap̄)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 637: conj (denoting addition, esp of something greater) 1) also, yea, though, so much the more adv 2) furthermore, indeed

כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

man,
אֱנ֣וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 582: 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind

who is but a maggot,
רִמָּ֑ה (rim·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7415: 1) maggot, worm (as cause and sign of decay)

and the son
וּבֶן־ (ū·ḇen-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of man,
אָ֝דָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

who is but a worm !”
תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃ (tō·w·lê·‘āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8438: 1) worm, scarlet stuff, crimson 1a) worm-the female 'coccus ilicis' 1b) scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet 1b1) the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm 'coccus ilicis' 2) worm, maggot 2a) worm, grub 2b) the worm 'coccus ilicis' ++++ When the female of the scarlet worm species was ready to give birth to her young, she would attach her body to the trunk of a tree, fixing herself so firmly and permanently that she would never leave again. The eggs deposited beneath her body were thus protected until the larvae were hatched and able to enter their own life cycle. As the mother died, the crimson fluid stained her body and the surrounding wood. From the dead bodies of such female scarlet worms, the commercial scarlet dyes of antiquity were extracted. What a picture this gives of Christ, dying on the tree, shedding His precious blood that He might 'bring many sons unto glory' (Heb 2:10)! He died for us, that we might live through him! Ps 22:6 describes such a worm and gives us this picture of Christ. (cf. Isa 1:18) (from page 73, 'Biblical Basis for Modern Science', 1985, Baker Book House, by Henry Morris)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

Young's Literal Translation
How much less man—a grub, And the son of man—a worm!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm! 

New American Standard Bible
How much less man, [that] maggot, And the son of man, [that] worm!"

King James Bible
How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot-- a human being, who is only a worm!"

New Living Translation
In comparison, people are maggots; we mortals are mere worms."

English Standard Version
how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!”

New American Standard Bible
How much less man, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!"

King James Bible
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!

International Standard Version
How much less is man, who is only a maggot, or a man's children, who are only worms!"

NET Bible
how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot--a son of man, who is only a worm!"

American Standard Version
How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!

English Revised Version
How much less man, that is a worm! and the son of man, which is a worm!

Young's Literal Translation
How much less man -- a grub, And the son of man -- a worm!
















Cross References
Job 7:17
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

Job 17:14
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

Job 26:1
But Job answered and said,

Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Isaiah 41:14
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 25:5
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

Job 25:4
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Job 25:3
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

Job 26:2
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

Job 26:3
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
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