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Will you now turn me to dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Remember that you made me from dust— will you turn me back to dust so soon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Remember, I pray, that You have made me like clay. And will You turn me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Remember that You have made me as clay; Yet would You turn me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Remember now, that You have made me as clay; And would You turn me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Remember now, that Thou hast made me as clay; And wouldst Thou turn me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Remember now, that You have made me as clay; And would You turn me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Remember now, that You have made me as clay; So will You turn me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please remember that you formed me like clay. Will you now return me to dust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please remember that You formed me like clay. Will You now return me to dust? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt thou bring me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Remember that you molded me like a piece of clay. So don't turn me back into dust once again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Please remember that you made me out of clay and that you will return me to the dust again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Remember that you made me from clay; are you going to crush me back to dust? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'Please remember that you've made me like clay and you'll return me to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Remember that you have made me as with the clay; will you return me to dust? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Please remember "" That You have made me as clay, "" And You bring me back to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember now, thou didst make me as day; and thou wilt turn me back to dust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and thou wilt bring me into dust again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Remember, I ask you, that you have fashioned me like clay, and you will reduce me to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Oh, remember that you fashioned me from clay! Will you then bring me down to dust again? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember that you fashioned me like clay; and will you turn me to dust again?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remember that thou hast made me as clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remember that you have made me like clay and you return me to the dust<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt Thou bring me into dust again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember that thou hast made me <i>as</i> clay, and thou dost turn me again to earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1544" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Job's Plea to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zə·ḵār- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You molded me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: ḵa·ḥō·mer (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">like clay.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: tə·šî·ḇê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Would You now return me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ā·p̄ār (N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">dust?</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Psalm 103:14</a></span><br />For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></span><br />By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Psalm 90:3</a></span><br />You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-47.htm">1 Corinthians 15:47</a></span><br />The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a></span><br />But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">2 Corinthians 4:7</a></span><br />Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a></span><br />You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Jeremiah 18:6</a></span><br />“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49</a></span><br />And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">2 Timothy 2:20-21</a></span><br />A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-21</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a></span><br />For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember, I beseech you, that you have made me as the clay; and will you bring me into dust again?</p><p class="hdg">Remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7</a></b></br> O remember that my life <i>is</i> wind: mine eye shall no more see good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Psalm 25:6,7,18</a></b></br> Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they <i>have been</i> ever of old… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47</a></b></br> Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?</p><p class="hdg">thou hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></b></br> And the LORD God formed man <i>of</i> the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></b></br> In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou <i>art</i>, and unto dust shalt thou return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></b></br> Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! <i>Let</i> the potsherd <i>strive</i> with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?</p><p class="hdg">into dust again</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-14.htm">Job 17:14</a></b></br> I have said to corruption, Thou <i>art</i> my father: to the worm, <i>Thou art</i> my mother, and my sister.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15</a></b></br> My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Psalm 90:3</a></b></br> Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/job/9-35.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Molded</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-16.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/job/19-16.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/job/13-12.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/job/13-12.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/11-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Molded</a> <a href="/job/11-16.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/job/10-20.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Job 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Please remember that You molded me like clay.</b><br>In this phrase, Job appeals to God’s creative power, acknowledging that God is the divine potter and he is the clay. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references, such as <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a>, where God is depicted as the potter who shapes humanity. The metaphor of clay highlights human frailty and dependence on God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, clay was a common material used by potters, symbolizing both the creative process and the fragility of human life. This reflects the Genesis account of creation, where God forms man from the dust of the ground (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>), emphasizing the intimate and intentional act of creation.<p><b>Would You now return me to dust?</b><br>Here, Job questions whether God intends to reduce him back to his original state, dust, which signifies death and mortality. This echoes <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where after the Fall, God tells Adam, "for dust you are and to dust you will return," highlighting the consequences of sin and the inevitability of death. Job’s lament reflects his deep anguish and sense of injustice, as he grapples with the suffering that seems to contradict the purpose of his creation. The rhetorical question underscores Job’s struggle with understanding God’s justice and the transient nature of human life. This phrase also foreshadows the hope of resurrection and restoration, themes that are more fully developed in the New Testament, where believers are promised new life through Jesus Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and his quest to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of all life, whom Job addresses in his lament. Job acknowledges God's role in his creation and questions the purpose of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The act of God forming man from the dust, as referenced by Job, highlights the biblical account of human creation in Genesis.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering.htm">Suffering</a></b><br>The context of Job's lament is his intense suffering, both physically and emotionally, as he grapples with the loss of his health, wealth, and family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dust.htm">Dust</a></b><br>Symbolic of mortality and the transient nature of human life, as Job reflects on the beginning and potential end of his existence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Acknowledgment of God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's recognition of God as the Creator reminds us of the importance of acknowledging God's sovereignty over our lives, even in times of suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_frailty_and_dependence.htm">Human Frailty and Dependence</a></b><br>The imagery of being molded from clay highlights our dependence on God and the transient nature of our earthly existence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_suffering.htm">The Purpose of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's questioning invites us to seek understanding and purpose in our own suffering, trusting that God has a plan even when it is not immediately clear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Job's dialogue with God encourages believers to maintain faith and continue seeking God, even when faced with overwhelming trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_resurrection.htm">Hope in Resurrection</a></b><br>The return to dust is not the end for believers; there is hope in the resurrection and eternal life through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/significance_of_'dust_of_the_earth'.htm">What is the significance of 'Dust of the Earth'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_16_7-8_align_with_a_just_god.htm">In Job 16:7-8, how can Job's physical suffering be reconciled with a compassionate God who supposedly protects the righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_compare_humans_to_clay,_just_god.htm">Romans 9:20-21: Why would a just God compare humans to clay destined for either honorable or dishonorable use?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Into dust.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/22-15.htm" title="My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue sticks to my jaws; and you have brought me into the dust of death.">Psalm 22:15</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay</span>; rather, <span class="accented">that thou hast fashioned me as day</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "Thou hast formed me, as a potter fashions a pot out of clay." This is scarcely a reference to <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, but rather an early use of what became a stock metaphor (comp. <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Isaiah 30:14</a>:; 45:9; 64:8; <a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Jeremiah 18:6</a>; <a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Romans 9:21</a>-2.9, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">And wilt thou bring us into dust again?</span> After having fashioned me out of clay into a human form, wilt thou undo thine own work, crumble me into powder, and make me mere dust once more? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֭א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זְכָר־</span> <span class="translit">(zə·ḵār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You molded</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śî·ṯā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me like clay.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַחֹ֣מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḵa·ḥō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Will You now return</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šî·ḇê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dust?</span><br /><span class="heb">עָפָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:9 Remember I beg you that you have (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/10-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 10:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 10:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>