Psalms

Psalm 94:8–11

⁸Take notice, O senseless among the people!

O fools, when will you be wise?

⁹He who affixed the ear, can He not hear?

He who formed the eye, can He not see?

¹⁰He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline?

He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?

¹¹The LORD knows the thoughts of man,

that they are futile.^a

Footnotes

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
Take notice	בִּ֭ינוּ	bî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H995 discern
O senseless	בֹּעֲרִ֣ים	bō·‘ă·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1197 burn, consume
among the people	בָּעָ֑ם	bā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
O fools	וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים	ū·ḵə·sî·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
when	מָתַ֥י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
will you be wise	תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃	taś·kî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7919 be prudent

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who affixed	הֲנֹ֣טַֽע	hă·nō·ṭa‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5193 strike, fix, plant
the ear	אֹ֭זֶן	’ō·zen	Noun - feminine singular	H241 ear
can He not	הֲלֹ֣א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hear	יִשְׁמָ֑ע	yiš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
He who	אִֽם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
formed	יֹ֥צֵֽר	yō·ṣêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3335 form, fashion
the eye	עַ֝֗יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
can He not	הֲלֹ֣א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יַבִּֽיט׃	yab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5027 look

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who admonishes	הֲיֹסֵ֣ר	hă·yō·sêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
the nations	גּ֭וֹיִם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
does He not	הֲלֹ֣א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
discipline	יוֹכִ֑יחַ	yō·w·ḵî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
He who teaches	הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד	ham·lam·mêḏ	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
man	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
does He	דָּֽעַת׃	dā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְֽהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
knows	יֹ֭דֵעַ	yō·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
the thoughts	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4284 thought, device
of man	אָדָ֑ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֥מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are futile	הָֽבֶל׃	hā·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath