KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Psalm 109:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| 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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| “Because” | יַ֗עַן | Properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause | Because |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀ | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “he remembered” | זָכַר֮ | Properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male | remembered |
| “not” | לֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “to shew” | עֲשׂ֪וֹת | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | shew |
| “mercy,” | חָ֥סֶד | Kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty | mercy |
| “but persecuted” | וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף | To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) | persecuted |
| “the poor” | עָנִ֣י | Depressed, in mind or circumstances | poor |
| “and needy” | וְ֭אֶבְיוֹן | Destitute | needy |
| “man,” | אִישׁ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | man |
| “that he might even slay” | לְמוֹתֵֽת׃ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | might even slay |
| “the broken” | וְנִכְאֵ֨ה | To despond; causatively, to deject | broken |
| “in heart.” | לֵבָ֬ב | The heart (as the most interior organ) | heart |
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14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
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