King James Version
Psalms 94:8 in the King James Version says “Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 94 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?”
Psalms 94:8 · KJV
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“among the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
“when will ye be wise”
H7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
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