Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets. Young's Literal Translation And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out! King James Bible Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, [and] did spread them abroad. Hebrew I ground themוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם (wə·’eš·ḥā·qêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7833: To rub away, beat fine, pulverize as the dust כַּעֲפַר־ (ka·‘ă·p̄ar-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud of the earth; אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land I crushed אֲדִקֵּ֖ם (’ă·ḏiq·qêm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 1854: To crush, pulverize, thresh and trampled them אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃ (’er·qā·‘êm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7554: To pound the earth, to expand, to overlay like mud כְּטִיט־ (kə·ṭîṭ-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2916: Mud, clay, calamity in the streets. חוּצ֥וֹת (ḥū·ṣō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors |