Psalms

Psalm 7:14–16

¹⁴Behold, the wicked man travails with evil;

he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

¹⁵He has dug a hole and hollowed it out;

he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

¹⁶His trouble recoils on himself,

and his violence falls on his own head.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
travails	יְחַבֶּל־	yə·ḥab·bel-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2254 bind, pledge
with evil	אָ֑וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
he conceives	וְהָרָ֥ה	wə·hā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
trouble	עָ֝מָ֗ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and births	וְיָ֣לַד	wə·yā·laḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
falsehood	שָֽׁקֶר׃	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has dug	כָּ֭רָֽה	kā·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3738 dig
a hole	בּ֣וֹר	bō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
and hollowed it out	וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ	way·yaḥ·pə·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2658 dig, search for
he has fallen	וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
into a pit	בְּשַׁ֣חַת	bə·ša·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit
of his own making	יִפְעָֽל׃	yip̄·‘āl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6466 do, make

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His trouble	עֲמָל֣וֹ	‘ă·mā·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
recoils	יָשׁ֣וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
on himself	בְרֹאשׁ֑וֹ	ḇə·rō·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
and his violence	חֲמָס֥וֹ	ḥă·mā·sōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
falls	יֵרֵֽד׃	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
on	וְעַ֥ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
his own head	קָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹ	qā·ḏə·qo·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6936 head, crown of head

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 7:14 Job 15:35 · James 1:15 · Isaiah 33:11 · Job 15:20 · Isaiah 59:4–5

Psalm 7:15 Job 4:8 · Psalm 141:10 · Proverbs 26:27 · Ecclesiastes 10:8–9 · Psalm 35:7–8 · Psalm 10:2 · Psalm 57:6 · Psalm 9:15–16 · Proverbs 5:22 · Esther 7:10 · Jeremiah 18:20 · Psalm 140:9–10

Psalm 7:16 Esther 9:25 · Psalm 37:12–13 · 1 Kings 2:32 · 1 Samuel 28:19 · 1 Samuel 24:12–13 · 1 Samuel 26:10 · Psalm 36:12 · 1 Samuel 31:3–4 · 1 Samuel 23:9 · Psalm 36:4 · Malachi 2:3–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.