King James Version
Psalms 109:14 in the King James Version says “Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 109 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.”
Psalms 109:14 · KJV
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.
Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“be remembered”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“of his fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“with the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“and let not the sin”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
“of his mother”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“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
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