Job 14:19
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The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
In other translations
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
Hebrew words
אֲבָנִים׀'avanimstonesH68שָׁחֲקוּshachakuthey rub awayH7833מַיִםmayimwatersH4325תִּשְׁטֹף־tishtof-it washes offH7857סְפִיחֶיהָseficheihaoverflowings itsH5599עֲפַר־'afar-[the] dust ofH6083אָרֶץ'aretz[the] earthH776וְתִקְוַתvetikvatand [the] hope ofH8615אֱנוֹשׁ'enooshhumankindH582הֶאֱבַדְתָּ׃he'evadtayou destroyH6
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Genesis 6:17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
- Luke 12:19-2019 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
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