Job 14:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 14:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אֲבָנִ֤ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
שָׁ֥חֲקוּ
shâchaq
H7833
to pulverize
מַ֗יִם
mayim
H4325
water
תִּשְׁטֹֽף
shâṭaph
H7857
to wash
סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ
çâphîyach
H5599
volunteer plants
עֲפַר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְתִקְוַ֖ת
tiqvâh
H8615
hope
אֱנ֣וֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
H582
man
הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
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World English Bible Public Domain
The waters wear the stones; The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth: So you destroy the hope of man.
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King James Version Public Domain
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
waters wear down stones, its flooding washes away the dust of the earth, and you destroy the hope of man.
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