Job 4:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”

Job 4:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 4:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 4:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!”

Job 4:19 — World English Bible

Job 4:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth! ”

Job 4:19 — American Standard Version

Job 4:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Also--the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation <FI>is<Fi> in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)”

Job 4:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 4:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth! ”

Job 4:19 — Darby Translation

Job 4:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howe much more in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which shalbe destroyed before the moth?”

Job 4:19 — Geneva Bible

Job 4:19 in Context — Job 4

17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

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What Does Job 4:19 Mean?

Job 4:19 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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