King James Version
Psalms 73:27 in the King James Version says “For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 73 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.”
Psalms 73:27 · KJV
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“from thee shall perish”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all them that go a whoring”
H2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
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