King James Version
Psalms 109:13 in the King James Version says “Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 109 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.”
Psalms 109:13 · KJV
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“be cut off”
H3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
“and in the generation”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
“be blotted out”
H4229properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat
“let their name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
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