KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But the Lord” | וַֽיהוָ֤ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “with” | אוֹתִי֙ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “me as a mighty” | כְּגִבּ֣וֹר | Powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant | mighty |
| “terrible one:” | עָרִ֔יץ | Fearful, i.e., powerful or tyrannical | terrible one |
| “therefore” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | therefore |
| “my persecutors” | רֹדְפַ֥י | To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) | persecutors |
| “shall stumble,” | יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ | To totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall | stumble |
| “and they shall not” | וְלֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “prevail:” | יֻכָ֑לוּ | To be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) | prevail |
| “they shall be greatly” | מְאֹד֙ | Properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated) | greatly |
| “ashamed;” | בֹּ֤שׁוּ | Properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed | ashamed |
| “for” | כִּֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “they shall not” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “prosper:” | הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ | To be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent | prosper |
| “their” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “everlasting” | עוֹלָ֖ם | Properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always | everlasting |
| “confusion” | כְּלִמַּ֥ת | Disgrace | confusion |
| “shall never” | לֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | never |
| “be forgotten.” | תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ | To mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention | forgotten |
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9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
12 But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
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