Psalms
Psalm 62:9
9Lowborn men are but a vapor;
the exalted are but a lie.
Weighed on the scale, they go up;
together they are but a vapor.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowborn | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| men | אָדָם֮ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| but | אַ֤ךְ׀ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| a vapor | הֶ֥בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| the exalted | בְּנֵ֫י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| but a lie | כָּזָ֪ב | kā·zāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| Weighed on the scale | בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם | bə·mō·zə·na·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - md | H3976 balances, scales |
| they | הֵ֝֗מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| go up | לַעֲל֑וֹת | la·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| together | יָֽחַד׃ | yā·ḥaḏ | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| they are but a vapor | מֵהֶ֥בֶל | mê·he·ḇel | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 39:5 · Isaiah 40:17 · Isaiah 40:15 · Psalm 118:9 · Psalm 39:11 · Psalm 116:11 · 1 Samuel 18:21–26 · 2 Samuel 15:31 · 1 Samuel 23:12 · 1 Samuel 23:19–20 · 2 Samuel 15:6 · 1 Samuel 18:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.