Job 25 · Verse 6

Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Job 25:6, King James Version

Job 25:6 in other translations

BSBhow much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
WEBHow much less man, who is a worm, and the son of man, who is a worm!”
ASVHow much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
YLTHow much less man--a grub, And the son of man--a worm!
DARBYHow much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!
BBEHow much less man who is an insect, and the son of man who is a worm!
WebsterHow much less man, that is a worm; and the son of man, who is a worm?

What does Job 25:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. (Job 4:19-21; 15:16). worm ... worm--Two distinct Hebrew words. The first, a worm bred in putridity; alluding to man's corruption. The second a crawling worm; implying that man is weak and grovelling.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 How much less man, that is a worm? - Or as the Targum - "How much more man, who in his life is a reptile; and the son of man, who in his death is a worm." Almost all the versions read, "Truly man is corruption, and the son of man a worm." The original is degradingly expressive: "Even because אנוש enosh, miserable man, is רמה rimmah, a crawling worm; and the son of Adam, who is תולעה toleah, a worm, or rather maggot, from its eating into and dividing certain substances." - Parkhurst. Thus endeth Bildad the Shuhite, who endeavored to speak on a subject which he did not understand; and, having got on bad ground, was soon confounded in his own mind, spoke incoherently, argued inconclusively, and came abruptly and suddenly to an end. Thus, his three friends being confounded, Job was left to pursue his own way; they trouble him no more; and he proceeds in triumph to the end of the thirty-first chapter.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Job 25:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַ֭ף'afindeed?H637
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.osha personH582
רִמָּ֑הri.Maha maggotH7415
וּבֶן\־u.ven-and a child ofH1121
אָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120
תּוֹלֵעָֽה\׃\ \פto.le.'Aha wormH8438

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 25:6

  • Isaiah 41:14

    Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

  • Psalms 22:6

    But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

  • Job 7:17

    What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

  • Job 4:19

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

  • Genesis 18:27

    And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
How much less, etc.The original is degradingly expressive: "How much less {enosh,} miserable man, who is a worm; and the son of Adam, who is {tolëäh,} a maggot."
4:19; Ge 18:27; Ps 22:6; Isa 41:14

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Context

  • Job 25:5

    Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

  • Job 25:6

    How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

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Job 25:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Cuánto menos el hombre que es un gusano, y el hijo de hombre, también gusano?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Combien moins l’homme, un ver, et le fils de l’homme, un vermisseau!
German
Elberfelder 1871		wieviel weniger der Mensch, der Wurm, und das Menschenkind, die Made!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quanto magis homo putredo, et filius hominis vermis?