Psalms
Psalm 37:35–36
35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man
flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
36yet he passed away and was no more;
though I searched, he could not be found.
Word by word
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Psalm 37:35
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have seen | רָ֭אִיתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| a wicked | רָשָׁ֣ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| ruthless man | עָרִ֑יץ | ‘ā·rîṣ | Adjective - masculine singular | H6184 awe-inspiring, terror-striking |
| flourishing | רַעֲנָֽן׃ | ra·‘ă·nān | Adjective - masculine singular | H7488 luxuriant, fresh |
| like a well-rooted | וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה | ū·miṯ·‘ā·reh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H6168 be naked, bare |
| native tree | כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח | kə·’ez·rāḥ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H249 a native |
Psalm 37:36
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yet he passed away | וַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹר | way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| and was no more | אֵינֶ֑נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| though I searched | וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ | wā·’ă·ḇaq·šê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| he could not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be found | נִמְצָֽא׃ | nim·ṣā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 37:35 Job 5:3 · Job 21:7–17 · Psalm 73:3–11 · Isaiah 14:14–19 · Job 8:13–19 · Esther 5:11 · Ezekiel 31:6–10 · Ezekiel 31:18
Psalm 37:36 Psalm 37:10 · Acts 12:22–23 · Isaiah 10:16–19 · Exodus 15:19 · Isaiah 10:33–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.