Psalms

Psalm 52:5

⁵Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin;

He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent;

He will uproot you from the land of the living.

Selah

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
God	אֵל֮	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
will bring you down	יִתָּצְךָ֪	yit·tā·ṣə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5422 pull down, break down
to everlasting ruin	לָ֫נֶ֥צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
He will snatch you up	יַחְתְּךָ֣	yaḥ·tə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H2846 snatch up
and tear you away	וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣	wə·yis·sā·ḥă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5255 pull or tear away
from	מֵאֹ֑הֶל	mê·’ō·hel	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
He will uproot you	וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨	wə·šê·reš·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H8327 deal with the roots
from the land	מֵאֶ֖רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the living	חַיִּ֣ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.