Psalms
Psalm 124:4
4then the floods would have engulfed us,
then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then | אֲ֭זַי | ’ă·zay | Adverb | H233 then, in that case |
| the floods | הַמַּ֣יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| would have engulfed us | שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ | šə·ṭā·p̄ū·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common plural | H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off |
| the torrent | נַ֗֜חְלָה | naḥ·lå̄h | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| would have overwhelmed | עָבַ֥ר | ‘ā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| us | נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃ | nap̄·šê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 17:15 · Psalm 69:15 · Revelation 12:15–16 · Jeremiah 46:7–8 · Psalm 69:2 · Isaiah 8:7–8 · Psalm 32:6 · Isaiah 59:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.