Psalms
Psalm 53:4
4Will the workers of iniquity never learn?
They devour my people like bread;
they refuse to call upon God.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will the workers | פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫י | pō·‘ă·lê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H6466 do, make |
| of iniquity | אָ֥וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| never | הֲלֹ֥א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| learn | יָדְעוּ֮ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| They devour | אֹכְלֵ֣י | ’ō·ḵə·lê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H398 eat |
| my people | עַ֭מִּי | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| bread | לֶ֑חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| they refuse | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to call | קָרָֽאוּ׃ | qā·rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| upon God | אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:22 · Jeremiah 10:25 · Psalm 27:2 · Psalm 94:8 · Isaiah 27:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.