Psalms

Psalm 107:40

⁴⁰He pours out contempt on the nobles

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He pours out	שֹׁפֵ֣ךְ	šō·p̄êḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
contempt	בּ֭וּז	būz	Noun - masculine singular	H937 contempt
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the nobles	נְדִיבִ֑ים	nə·ḏî·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5081 inclined, generous, noble
and makes them wander	וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם	way·yaṯ·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8582 err
in a trackless	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
wasteland	בְּתֹ֣הוּ	bə·ṯō·hū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.