Job

Job 14:19

¹⁹as water wears away the stones

and torrents wash away the soil,

so You destroy a man’s hope.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as water	מַ֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
wears away	שָׁ֥חֲקוּ	šā·ḥă·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7833 rub away, beat fine, pulverize
the stones	אֲבָנִ֤ים׀	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
and torrents	סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ	sə·p̄î·ḥe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5599 outpouring ?
wash away	תִּשְׁטֹֽף־	tiš·ṭōp̄-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
the soil	עֲפַר־	‘ă·p̄ar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
so You destroy	הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃	he·’ĕ·ḇaḏ·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6 perish
a man’s	אֱנ֣וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
hope	וְתִקְוַ֖ת	wə·ṯiq·waṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8615 cord

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.