Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 37:20 Interlinear
“ But the wicked shall perish and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs shall they consume away into smoke shall they consume away”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | רְשָׁעִ֨ים׀ | H7563 | But the wicked | morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person |
| 3 | יֹאבֵ֗דוּ | H6 | shall perish | properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) |
| 4 | וְאֹיְבֵ֣י | H341 | and the enemies | hating; an adversary |
| 5 | יְ֭הוָה | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 6 | כִּיקַ֣ר | H3368 | shall be as the fat | valuable (objectively or subjectively) |
| 7 | כָּרִ֑ים | H3733 | of lambs | a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting) |
| 8 | כָּֽלוּ׃ | H3615 | shall they consume away | to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume) |
| 9 | בֶעָשָׁ֣ן | H6227 | into smoke | smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) |
| 10 | כָּֽלוּ׃ | H3615 | shall they consume away | to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume) |
Verse Context
Psalms 37:19 They shall not be ashamed time in the evil and in the days of famine...
Psalms 37:20 (current) But the wicked shall perish and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs shall they consume away into smoke shall they consume away
Psalms 37:21borroweth The wicked and payeth not again but the righteous sheweth mercy...