Job 25:6 Meaning and Explanation
“How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?”
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Read Full Chapter →If even the stars are impure before God, Bildad concludes, how much lowlier is frail, mortal man, no more than a worm.
What Does Job 25:6 Mean?
Bildad ends his speech at the bottom: if the stars are unclean, then man, called here a 'worm,' is lower still. The image is one of utter smallness and frailty before the Almighty. With this, the friends' case reaches its lowest and last note, leaving Job seemingly crushed beneath the weight of God's greatness.
Scripture does not deny human lowliness, but it refuses to leave us there. The God who is so high stoops to lift the lowly, and the One called 'the son of man' would himself take our frailty upon him, even being despised, that he might raise us up. Where Bildad sees only a worm in the dust, the love of God sees a creature worth redeeming.
Job 25:6 in the Original Language
rimmah (רִמָּה), 'worm' -- a maggot or worm, an image of mortal frailty and lowliness before God.
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What does Job 25:6 mean?
If even the stars are impure before God, Bildad concludes, how much lowlier is frail, mortal man, no more than a worm.