Psalms

Psalm 81:12–16

¹²So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts

to follow their own devices.

¹³If only My people would listen to Me,

if Israel would follow My ways,

¹⁴how soon I would subdue their enemies

and turn My hand against their foes!

¹⁵Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience,

and their doom would last forever.

¹⁶But I would feed you the finest wheat;

with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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
So I gave them up	וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ	wā·’ă·šal·lə·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7971 send
to their stubborn	בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת	biš·rî·rūṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8307 firmness
hearts	לִבָּ֑ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to follow	יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
their own devices	בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·mō·w·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4156 counsel, plan, principle, device

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only	ל֗וּ	lū	Preposition	H3863 if
My people	עַ֭מִּי	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
would listen	שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
to Me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
if Israel	יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
would follow	יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃	yə·hal·lê·ḵū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
My ways	בִּדְרָכַ֥י	biḏ·rā·ḵay	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how soon	כִּ֭מְעַט	kim·‘aṭ	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
I would subdue	אַכְנִ֑יעַ	’aḵ·nî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3665 be humble
their enemies	אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם	’ō·wy·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
and turn	אָשִׁ֥יב	’ā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
My hand	יָדִֽי׃	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
against	וְעַ֥ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
their foes	צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם	ṣā·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6862 narrow, tight

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who hate	מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י	mə·śan·’ê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8130 hate
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
would feign obedience	יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־	yə·ḵa·ḥă·šū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
and their doom	עִתָּ֣ם	‘it·tām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6256 time
would last forever	וִיהִ֖י	wî·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I would feed you	וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ	way·ya·’ă·ḵî·lê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H398 eat
the finest	מֵחֵ֣לֶב	mê·ḥê·leḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2459 fat
wheat	חִטָּ֑ה	ḥiṭ·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2406 wheat
with honey	דְּבַ֣שׁ	də·ḇaš	Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
from the rock	וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר	ū·miṣ·ṣūr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6697 rock, cliff
I would satisfy you	אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃	’aś·bî·‘e·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited