Psalms

Psalm 89:40–41

40You have broken down all his walls;

You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

41All who pass by plunder him;

he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

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Psalm 89:40

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You have broken downפָּרַ֥צְתָּpā·raṣ·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH6555 break through
allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his wallsגְּדֵרֹתָ֑יוgə·ḏê·rō·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1448 wall
You have reducedשַׂ֖מְתָּśam·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
his strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֣יוmiḇ·ṣā·rāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4013 fortification
to rubbleמְחִתָּה׃mə·ḥit·tå̄hNoun - feminine singularH4288 terror, destruction, ruin

Psalm 89:41

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who pass byעֹ֣בְרֵי‘ō·ḇə·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
plunder himשַׁ֭סֻּהוּšas·su·hûVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singularH8155 id.
he has becomeהָיָ֥הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a reproachחֶ֝רְפָּ֗הḥer·pāhNoun - feminine singularH2781 reproach
to his neighborsלִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃liš·ḵê·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7934 inhabitant, neighbour

Cross-references

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Psalm 89:40 Psalm 80:12 · Lamentations 2:5 · Lamentations 2:2 · Job 1:10 · Isaiah 5:5–6

Psalm 89:41 Psalm 79:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.