1
Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ
nâtsach H5329
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e.…
אַל
ʼAl tashchêth H516
'Thou must not destroy'; probably the…
תַּשְׁחֵ֗ת
ʼAl tashchêth H516
'Thou must not destroy'; probably the…
לְ/דָוִ֥ד
Dâvid H1732
David, the youngest son of Jesse
מִכְתָּֽם
miktâm H4387
an engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem
2
No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
הַֽ/אֻמְנָ֗ם
ʼumnâm H552
{verily}
אֵ֣לֶם
ʼêlem H482
silence (i.e. mute justice)
צֶ֭דֶק
tsedeq H6664
the right (natural, moral or legal);…
תְּדַבֵּר֑וּ/ן
dâbar H1696
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used…
מֵישָׁרִ֥ים
mêyshâr H4339
evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord;…
תִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּ
shâphaṭ H8199
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for…
בְּנֵ֣י
bên H1121
a son (as a builder of…
אָדָֽם
ʼâdâm H120
ruddy i.e. a human being (an…
3
The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
אַף
ʼaph H637
meaning accession (used as an adverb…
בְּ/לֵב֮
lêb H3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very…
עוֹלֹ֪ת
ʻevel H5766
(moral) evil
תִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּ/ן
pâʻal H6466
to do or make (systematically and…
בָּ/אָ֡רֶץ
ʼerets H776
the earth (at large, or partitively…
חֲמַ֥ס
châmâç H2555
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton.…
יְ֝דֵי/כֶ֗ם
yâd H3027
a hand (the open one (indicating…
תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּ/ן
pâlaç H6424
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare…
4
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
זֹ֣רוּ
zûwr H2114
to turn aside (especially for lodging);…
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
râshâʻ H7563
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad…
מֵ/רָ֑חֶם
rechem H7358
the womb
תָּע֥וּ
tâʻâh H8582
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray…
מִ֝/בֶּ֗טֶן
beṭen H990
the belly, especially the womb; also…
דֹּבְרֵ֥י
dâbar H1696
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used…
כָזָֽב
kâzâb H3577
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
5
which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
חֲמַת
chêmâh H2534
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its…
לָ֗/מוֹ
כִּ/דְמ֥וּת
dᵉmûwth H1823
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
חֲמַת
chêmâh H2534
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its…
נָחָ֑שׁ
nâchâsh H5175
a snake (from its hiss)
כְּמוֹ
kᵉmôw H3644
a form of the prefix 'k-',…
פֶ֥תֶן
pethen H6620
an asp (from its contortions)
חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ
chêrêsh H2795
deaf (whether literally or spiritual)
יַאְטֵ֥ם
ʼâṭam H331
to close (the lips or ears);…
אָזְנֽ/וֹ
ʼôzen H241
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from…
6
Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher H834
who, which, what, that; also (as…
לֹא
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
יִ֭שְׁמַע
shâmaʻ H8085
to hear intelligently (often with implication…
לְ/ק֣וֹל
qôwl H6963
a voice or sound
מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים
lâchash H3907
to whisper; by implication, to mumble…
חוֹבֵ֖ר
châbar H2266
to join (literally or figuratively); specifically…
חֲבָרִ֣ים
cheber H2267
a society; also a spell
מְחֻכָּֽם
châkam H2449
to be wise (in mind, word…
7
Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
הֲרָס
hâraç H2040
to pull down or in pieces,…
שִׁנֵּ֥י/מוֹ
shên H8127
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory;…
בְּ/פִ֑י/מוֹ
peh H6310
the mouth (as the means of…
מַלְתְּע֥וֹת
maltâʻâh H4459
a grinder, i.e. back tooth
כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים
kᵉphîyr H3715
a village (as covered in by…
נְתֹ֣ץ
nâthats H5422
to tear down
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
8
Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
יִמָּאֲס֣וּ
mâʼaç H3988
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
כְמוֹ
kᵉmôw H3644
a form of the prefix 'k-',…
מַ֭יִם
mayim H4325
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine,…
יִתְהַלְּכוּ
hâlak H1980
to walk (in a great variety…
לָ֑/מוֹ
יִדְרֹ֥ךְ
dârak H1869
to tread; by implication, to walk;…
חצ/ו
chêts H2671
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow;…
כְּמ֣וֹ
kᵉmôw H3644
a form of the prefix 'k-',…
יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ
mûwl H4135
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically…
9
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
כְּמ֣וֹ
kᵉmôw H3644
a form of the prefix 'k-',…
שַׁ֭בְּלוּל
shablûwl H7642
a snail (as if floating in…
תֶּ֣מֶס
temeç H8557
liquefaction, i.e. disappearance
יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ
hâlak H1980
to walk (in a great variety…
נֵ֥פֶל
nephel H5309
something fallen, i.e. an abortion
אֵ֝֗שֶׁת
ʼishshâh H802
a woman
בַּל
bal H1077
properly, a failure; by implication nothing;…
חָ֥זוּ
châzâh H2372
to gaze at; mentally to perceive,…
שָֽׁמֶשׁ
shemesh H8121
the sun; by implication, the east;…
10
The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
בְּ/טֶ֤רֶם
ṭerem H2962
properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet…
יָבִ֣ינוּ
bîyn H995
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally)…
סִּֽירֹתֵי/כֶ֣ם
çîyr H5518
a pot; also a thorn (as…
אָטָ֑ד
ʼâṭâd H329
a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)
כְּמוֹ
kᵉmôw H3644
a form of the prefix 'k-',…
חַ֥י
chay H2416
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant,…
כְּמוֹ
kᵉmôw H3644
a form of the prefix 'k-',…
חָ֝ר֗וֹן
chârôwn H2740
a burning of anger
יִשְׂעָרֶֽ/נּוּ
sâʻar H8175
to storm; by implication, to shiver,…
11
so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”
יִשְׂמַ֣ח
sâmach H8055
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively)…
צַ֭דִּיק
tsaddîyq H6662
just
כִּי
kîy H3588
(by implication) very widely used as…
חָזָ֣ה
châzâh H2372
to gaze at; mentally to perceive,…
נָקָ֑ם
nâqâm H5359
revenge
פְּעָמָ֥י/ו
paʻam H6471
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in…
יִ֝רְחַ֗ץ
râchats H7364
to lave (the whole or a…
בְּ/דַ֣ם
dâm H1818
blood (as that which when shed…
הָ/רָשָֽׁע
râshâʻ H7563
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad…
12
וְ/יֹאמַ֣ר
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
אָ֭דָם
ʼâdâm H120
ruddy i.e. a human being (an…
אַךְ
ʼak H389
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence…
פְּרִ֣י
pᵉrîy H6529
fruit (literally or figuratively)
לַ/צַּדִּ֑יק
tsaddîyq H6662
just
אַ֥ךְ
ʼak H389
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence…
יֵשׁ
yêsh H3426
there is or are (or any…
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym H430
gods in the ordinary sense; but…
שֹׁפְטִ֥ים
shâphaṭ H8199
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for…
בָּ/אָֽרֶץ
ʼerets H776
the earth (at large, or partitively…