Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleas water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope. Young's Literal Translation Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed. King James Bible The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. Hebrew as waterמַ֗יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen wears away שָׁ֥חֲקוּ (šā·ḥă·qū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7833: To rub away, beat fine, pulverize stones אֲבָנִ֤ים ׀ (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone and torrents סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ (sə·p̄î·ḥe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5599: Something, falling off, a self-sown crop, a freshet wash away תִּשְׁטֹֽף־ (tiš·ṭōp̄-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7857: To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer the soil, עֲפַר־ (‘ă·p̄ar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud so You destroy הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃ (he·’ĕ·ḇaḏ·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish a man’s אֱנ֣וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind hope. וְתִקְוַ֖ת (wə·ṯiq·waṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy |