Psalms
Psalm 62:3
3How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you throw him down
like a leaning wall
or a tottering fence?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will you threaten | תְּהֽוֹתְת֣וּ | tə·hō·wṯ·ṯū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2050 break in upon, assail |
| a man | אִישׁ֮ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| Will all | כֻ֫לְּכֶ֥ם | ḵul·lə·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| of you throw him down | תְּרָצְּח֪וּ | tə·rāṣ·ṣə·ḥū | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7523 murder, slay |
| like a leaning | נָט֑וּי | nā·ṭui | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| wall | כְּקִ֥יר | kə·qîr | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H7023 wall |
| or a tottering | הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃ | had·də·ḥū·yāh | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H1760 push, thrust |
| fence | גָּ֝דֵ֗ר | gā·ḏêr | Noun - masculine singular | H1447 wall |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:14 · Psalm 140:2 · Psalm 82:2 · Proverbs 1:22 · Exodus 16:28 · Isaiah 30:13–14 · Psalm 38:12 · Psalm 21:11 · Hosea 7:15 · Psalm 4:2 · 1 Samuel 26:10 · Proverbs 6:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.