Job 30:19Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

I have been reduced to dust and ashes, signifying that I am regarded with disdain, as if I were mere dirt. Similarly, Emmanuel, who is Christ, though divine, was deemed insignificant when he assumed human form, leading the unrighteous Jews to declare, "Thou art a man, but thou makest thyself God."

At that time, he had become the object of ridicule among the most despicable individuals, and his trust in God had transformed him: the exact contrary of what one would expect occurred in his life.