Job
Job 15:16
16how much less man, who is vile and corrupt,
who drinks injustice like water?
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:28 · Job 34:7 · Psalm 53:3 · Romans 3:9–19 · Titus 3:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.