Psalms
Psalm 102:3
3For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like glowing embers.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my days | יָמָ֑י | yā·māy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3117 day |
| vanish | כָל֣וּ | ḵā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| like smoke | בְעָשָׁ֣ן | ḇə·‘ā·šān | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H6227 smoke |
| and my bones | וְ֝עַצְמוֹתַ֗י | wə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| burn | נִחָֽרוּ׃ | ni·ḥā·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2787 be hot, scorched, burn poet |
| like glowing embers | כְּמוֹ־ | kə·mōw- | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 4:14 · Psalm 31:10 · Lamentations 1:13 · Job 30:30 · Psalm 37:20 · Psalm 22:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.