Job 25:6How much less man, who is a worm, the son of man, who is a worm!"
The setting
Ancient Middle East, possibly 2000 BC. Bildad the Shuhite delivers his final speech to Job in the ash heap outside Uz (possibly southern Jordan/Saudi Arabia border)...
The emotion here: frustrated and running out of arguments
The original word
rimmah (רִמָּה) — maggot or worm, specifically one that feeds on decay
Why it matters
This is Bildad's shortest speech in the entire book, showing his arguments are weakening
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 25:6
Bildad uses the word for decay-eating worm twice — he's saying humans are worse than nothing
Common misconceptionPeople think this reflects God's view of humanity, but it's Bildad's harsh theology that Job will later refute. God actually calls humans His image-bearers.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 25:6
Bible Genome reading
Job 25:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 25:6 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Bildad. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include human frailty, humility. Notable phrases: man who is a worm; son of man.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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