Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 49:5 Interlinear
“ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil when the iniquity of my heels shall compass”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָ֣מָּה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 2 | אִ֭ירָא | H3372 | Wherefore should I fear | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| 3 | בִּ֣ימֵי | H3117 | in the days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 4 | רָ֑ע | H7451 | of evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 5 | עֲוֹ֖ן | H5771 | when the iniquity | perversity, i.e., (moral) evil |
| 6 | עֲקֵבַ֣י | H6120 | of my heels | a lier in wait |
| 7 | יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ | H5437 | shall compass | to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively |
Verse Context
Psalms 49:4I will incline to a parable mine ear I will open upon the harp my dark saying...
Psalms 49:5 (current) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil when the iniquity of my heels shall compass
Psalms 49:6They that trust in their wealth themselves in the multitude of their riches and boast...