Psalms
Psalm 115:2
2Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֭מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֑ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| say | יֹאמְר֣וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Where | אַיֵּה־ | ’ay·yêh- | Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| is their God | אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 79:10 · Psalm 42:3 · Psalm 42:10 · Exodus 32:12 · Joel 2:17 · Deuteronomy 32:26–27 · Numbers 14:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.