Psalms
Psalm 109:23
23I am fading away like a lengthening shadow;
I am shaken off like a locust.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am fading away | נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי | ne·hĕ·lā·ḵə·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| like a lengthening | כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ | kin·ṭō·w·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| shadow | כְּצֵל־ | kə·ṣêl- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H6738 shadow |
| I am shaken off | נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי | nin·‘ar·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5287 shake, shake out or off |
| like a locust | כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃ | kā·’ar·beh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H697 locust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 10:19 · Psalm 102:10–11 · 1 Chronicles 29:15 · Job 14:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.