Job 25:6
What does Job 25:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 25:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
KJV
King James Version · 1611How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949How much less man who is an insect, and the son of man who is a worm!
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862How much less man--a grub, And the son of man--a worm!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752How much more is man than rottenness and the son of man than a worm?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890How much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!
Context
v.5Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:
v.6This passage
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 41:14
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Job 4:19
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
- Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:
- Job 7:17
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
- Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
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