Job

Job 15:14–16

¹⁴What is man, that he should be pure,

or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

¹⁵If God puts no trust in His holy ones,

if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,

¹⁶how much less man, who is vile and corrupt,

who drinks injustice like water?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is man	אֱנ֥וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he should be pure	יִזְכֶּ֑ה	yiz·keh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2135 be clear, clean, pure
or one born	יְל֣וּד	yə·lūḏ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
of woman	אִשָּֽׁה׃	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
that	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he should be righteous	יִ֝צְדַּ֗ק	yiṣ·daq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6663 be just, righteous

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
God puts no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
trust	יַאֲמִ֑ין	ya·’ă·mîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H539 confirm, support
in His holy ones	בִּקְדֹשׁוֹ	biq·ḏō·šō	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
if even the heavens	וְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִם	wə·šā·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
are not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pure	זַכּ֥וּ	zak·kū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2141 be bright, clean, pure
in His eyes	בְעֵינָֽיו׃	ḇə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how much less	אַ֭ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who is vile	נִתְעָ֥ב	niṯ·‘āḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
and corrupt	וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑ח	wə·ne·’ĕ·lāḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H444 be corrupt
who drinks	שֹׁתֶ֖ה	šō·ṯeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8354 drink
injustice	עַוְלָֽה׃	‘aw·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
like water	כַמַּ֣יִם	ḵam·ma·yim	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 15:14 Ecclesiastes 7:20 · Job 14:4 · Proverbs 20:9 · Romans 7:18 · Job 25:4–6 · 1 Kings 8:46 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Psalm 14:3 · Job 9:2 · John 3:6 · Ephesians 2:2–3 · Ecclesiastes 7:29

Job 15:15 Job 4:18 · Job 25:5 · Isaiah 6:2–5 · Job 5:1

Job 15:16 Proverbs 19:28 · Job 34:7 · Psalm 53:3 · Romans 3:9–19 · Titus 3:3

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.