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Psalms 39:11 Interlinear

When thou with rebukes for iniquity dost correct man to consume away like a moth thou makest his beauty is vanity surely every man Selah

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹתH8433When thou with rebukeschastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defense)
2עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3עָוֹ֨ן׀H5771for iniquityperversity, i.e., (moral) evil
4יִסַּ֬רְתָּH3256dost correctto chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
5אִ֗ישׁH376mana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
6וַתֶּ֣מֶסH4529to consume awayto dissolve
7כָּעָ֣שׁH6211like a motha moth
8חֲמוּד֑וֹH2530thou makest his beautyto delight in
9אַ֤ךְH389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
10הֶ֖בֶלH1892is vanityemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
11כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
12אָדָ֣םH120surely every manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
13סֶֽלָה׃H5542Selahsuspension (of music), i.e., pause

Verse Context

Psalms 39:10Remove thy stroke by the blow of thine hand ...
Psalms 39:11 (current)When thou with rebukes for iniquity dost correct man to consume away like a moth thou makest his beauty is vanity surely every man Selah
Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer O LORD unto my cry and give ear ...

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