King James Version
Psalms 107:34 in the King James Version says “A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. barrenness: Heb. saltiness” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 107 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. barrenness: Heb. saltiness”
Psalms 107:34 · KJV
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. barrenness: Heb. saltiness
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings .
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of them that dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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