Psalms
Psalm 35:20
20For they do not speak peace,
but they devise deceitful schemes
against those who live quietly in the land.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| speak | יְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּ | yə·ḏab·bê·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| peace | שָׁל֗וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| but they devise | יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ | ya·ḥă·šō·ḇūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H2803 think, account |
| deceitful | מִ֝רְמוֹת | mir·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4820 deceit, treachery |
| schemes | דִּבְרֵ֥י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| against | וְעַ֥ל | wə·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| those who live quietly | רִגְעֵי־ | riḡ·‘ê- | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H7282 restful, quiet |
| in the land | אֶ֑רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 26:4 · Jeremiah 11:19 · 1 Peter 2:22–23 · Psalm 36:3–4 · Matthew 12:24 · Acts 23:15 · Matthew 12:19 · Psalm 31:13 · Psalm 140:2–5 · Psalm 52:2 · Psalm 38:12 · Daniel 6:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.