Job 17:16
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust. ”
יָרַד
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
עָפָר
the dust
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עָפָר
Dust, dry earth. Aphar. The material from which God formed Adam. You are dust and to dust you shall return. But between the dust God breathed His own life into you.
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שְׁאוֹל
Sheol
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שְׁאוֹל
Hell, grave — sheol; the realm of the dead; David says even there God is present and the Holy One would not be abandoned to it
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נָחַת
will we descend
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נָחַת
to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down
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יַחַד
together
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יַחַד
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
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