Psalms

Psalm 69:23

23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,

and their backs be bent forever.e

Footnotes

  • e 69:23 LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10|ROM 11:10

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May their eyesעֵ֭ינֵיהֶם‘ê·nê·hemNoun - cdc; third person masculine pluralH5869 eye
be darkenedתֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָהteḥ·šaḵ·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH2821 be, grow dark
so they cannot seeמֵרְא֑וֹתmê·rə·’ō·wṯPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7200 see
and their backsוּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶםū·mā·ṯə·nê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH4975 waist, loins
be bentהַמְעַֽד׃ham·‘aḏVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH4571 slip, slide, totter, shake
foreverתָּמִ֥ידtā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity

Cross-references

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Daniel 5:6 · Romans 11:10 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · Jeremiah 30:6 · Isaiah 21:3–4 · Acts 28:26–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.