Job 4:19

Conservative English Version

Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?

Cross References

Genesis 18:27

Abraham answered, "I am nothing more than the dust of the earth. Please forgive me, LORD, for daring to speak to you like this.

Genesis 2:7

The LORD God took a handful of soil and made a man. God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.

Genesis 3:19

You will have to sweat to earn a living; you were made out of soil, and you will once again turn into soil."

Job 10:9

Remember that you molded me like a piece of clay. So don't turn me back into dust once again.

Job 13:12

Your wisdom and arguments are as delicate as dust.

Job 13:28

I am rotting away like cloth eaten by worms.

Job 14:2

We are flowers that fade and shadows that vanish.

Job 22:16

who were swept away without warning.

Job 25:6

So how can we humans, when we are merely worms?

Job 33:6

We each were made from clay, and God has no favorites,

Psalm 146:4

Once they die and are buried, that will be the end of all their plans.

Psalm 39:11

You punish us severely because of our sins. Like a moth, you destroy what we treasure most. We are as frail as a breath.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

So our bodies return to the earth, and the life-giving breath returns to God.

2 Corinthians 4:7

We are like clay jars in which this treasure is stored. The real power comes from God and not from us.

2 Corinthians 5:1

Our bodies are like tents that we live in here on earth. But when these tents are destroyed, we know that God will give each of us a place to live. These homes will not be buildings that someone has made, but they are in heaven and will last forever.

1 Peter 1:24

The Scriptures say, "Humans wither like grass, and their glory fades like wild flowers. Grass dries up, and flowers fall to the ground.