Psalms 10:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃

Transliteration

ʾāmar bĕlibbô šākaḥ ʾēl histîr pānāyw bal-rāʾāh lāneṣaḥ

Grammar Details

*ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he says/said
*bĕlibbô*: preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart
*šākaḥ*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has forgotten
*ʾēl*: noun masculine singular - God
*histîr*: hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has hidden
*pānāyw*: noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face
*bal*: negative particle - not
*rāʾāh*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has seen
*lāneṣaḥ*: preposition + noun masculine singular - forever/perpetually

Word Meanings

*ʾāmar*: say/speak/think
*lēb*: heart/mind/inner self
*šākaḥ*: forget/ignore/neglect
*ʾēl*: God/divine being/mighty one
*histîr*: hide/conceal/cover
*pānîm*: face/presence/surface
*rāʾāh*: see/perceive/observe
*neṣaḥ*: forever/perpetuity/eternity

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 73:11 : 11 And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
Ps 94:7 : 7 And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.
Ezek 8:12 : 12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.
Ezek 9:9 : 9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting [of judgment]: for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not.
Mark 2:6 : 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.
Eccl 8:11 : 11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Job 22:13-14 : 13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
Ps 10:6 : 6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.
Ps 64:5 : 5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

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