Job

Job 4:19

¹⁹how much more those who dwell in houses of clay,

whose foundations are in the dust,

who can be crushed like a moth!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how much more	אַ֤ף׀	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
those who dwell	שֹׁכְנֵ֬י	šō·ḵə·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in houses	בָֽתֵּי־	ḇāt·tê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of clay	חֹ֗מֶר	ḥō·mer	Noun - masculine singular	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
foundations	יְסוֹדָ֑ם	yə·sō·w·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3247 foundation, base
are in the dust	בֶּעָפָ֥ר	be·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
who can be crushed	יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם	yə·ḏak·kə·’ūm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H1792 crush
like a moth	עָֽשׁ׃	‘āš	Noun - masculine singular	H6211 moth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.