Job

Job 21:25–26

²⁵Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,

having never tasted prosperity.

²⁶But together they lie down in the dust,

and worms cover them both.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet another man	וְזֶ֗ה	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
dies	יָ֭מוּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in the bitterness	מָרָ֑ה	mā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H4751 bitter, bitterness
of his soul	בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ	bə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
having never	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tasted	אָ֝כַ֗ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
prosperity	בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃	baṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But together	יַ֭חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
they lie down	יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ	yiš·kā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7901 lie down
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the dust	עָפָ֣ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and worms	וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה	wə·rim·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7415 worm
cover them	תְּכַסֶּ֥ה	tə·ḵas·seh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3680 cover

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

Job 21:25 Ezekiel 4:16–17 · Job 7:11

Job 21:26 Ecclesiastes 9:2 · Isaiah 14:11 · Job 20:11 · Job 3:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.