Psalms
Psalm 12:4
4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail.
We own our lips— who can be our master?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| say | אָֽמְר֨וּ׀ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| With our tongues | לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּ | lil·šō·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; first person common plural | H3956 tongue |
| we will prevail | נַ֭גְבִּיר | naḡ·bîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H1396 be strong, mighty |
| We own | אִתָּ֑נוּ | ’it·tā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H854 with |
| our lips | שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּ | śə·p̄ā·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| who | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can be our master | אָד֣וֹן | ’ā·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H113 lord |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 3:5–6 · Exodus 5:2 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Job 21:14–15 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Daniel 3:15 · Genesis 3:5 · Jeremiah 2:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.