King James Version

Job 30:19

He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

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הֹרָ֥נִיhoranishootיָרָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “shoot”, a completed actionH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.לַחֹ֑מֶרlachomerto clayחֹמֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to clay”, the ordinary formH2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measureclay, heap, homer, mire, motion.וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗לvaetmasheland use proverbמָשַׁלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and use proverb”, the next action in the storyH4911to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemblebe(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.כֶּעָפָ֥רkeafaras dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.וָאֵֽפֶרvaeferand ashesאֵפֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and ashes”, the ordinary formH665ashesashes.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.

Young’s Literal Translation

Casting me into mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.

World English Bible

He has cast me into the mire. I have become like dust and ashes.

Darby Translation

He hath cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes.

Douay-Rheims

I am compared to dirt, and am likened to embers and ashes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou hast counted me as clay; my portion is in dust and ashes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἥγησαι δέ με ἴσα πηλῷ, ἐν γῇ καὶ σποδῷ μου ἡ μερίς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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