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Psalms 49:6
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Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
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They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
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Verse Text
They that trustH982 in their wealthH2428, and boastH1984 themselves in the multitudeH7230 of their richesH6239;
לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֹן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּנִי׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
לָ֣/מָּה |
La./mah | H4100 | HR/Ti | (to)/ why? |
אִ֭ירָא |
'I.ra' | H3372 | HVqi1cs | will I fear |
בִּ֣/ימֵי |
Bi./mei | H3117 | HR/Ncmpc | in/ days of |
רָ֑ע |
Ra' | H7451 | HAamsa | trouble |
עֲוֺ֖ן |
'a.Von | H5771 | HNcbsc | (the) iniquity of |
עֲקֵבַ֣/י |
'a.ke.Va/i | H6120 | HNcmpc/Sp1cs | heels/ my |
יְסוּבֵּֽ/נִי |
ye.su.Be./ni | H5437 | HVqi3ms/Sp1cs | it surrounds/ me |
- H982 — בָּטַח (bâṭach, baw-takh'): a primitive root; properly, to hide for refuge (but not so precipitately as חָסָה); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure; be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
- H1984 — הָלַל (hâlal, haw-lal'): a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
- H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
- H6239 — עֹשֶׁר (ʻôsher, o'-sher): from עָשַׁר; wealth; [idiom] far (richer), riches.
- H7230 — רֹב (rôb, robe): from רָבַב; abundance (in any respect); abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
- H5437 — סָבַב (çâbab, saw-bab'): a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
- H5771 — עָוֺן (ʻâvôn, aw-vone'): or עָווֹן; (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (אֲבַד)), from עָוָה; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil; fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
- H6120 — עָקֵב (ʻâqêb, aw-kabe'): from עָקַב in its denominative sense; a lier in wait; heel (by mistake for עָקֵב).
- H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- boast — Esther 5:11, Jeremiah 9:23, Ezekiel 28:4-5, Hosea 12:8, Luke 12:19
- trust — Job 31:24-25, Psalms 52:7, Psalms 62:10, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 23:5, Mark 10:24, 1 Timothy 6:17
Reciprocal references (30): 2 Samuel 21:4, Esther 8:1, Job 3:14, Job 3:19, Job 21:16, Job 34:19, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 22:29, Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 11:4, Proverbs 13:8, Proverbs 18:11, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Isaiah 14:10, Jeremiah 41:8, Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 49:4, Daniel 11:4, Zephaniah 1:18, Matthew 19:23, Luke 6:24, Luke 9:25, Luke 16:22, John 1:4, Romans 1:30, 1 Corinthians 1:29, Galatians 6:14, 2 Timothy 3:2, James 1:11, James 5:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: HUMILITY-PRIDE
- Torrey’s: CHARACTER OF THE WICKED, RICHES
- Nave’s: BOASTING, CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, FALSE CONFIDENCE
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