King James Version
Psalms 75:6 in the King James Version says “For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. south: Heb. desert” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 75 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. south: Heb. desert”
Psalms 75:6 · KJV
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. south: Heb. desert
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“cometh neither from the east”
H4161a going forth, i.e., (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the east), ex
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“nor from the south”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
“For promotion”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
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