Psalms 104:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תִּזְרַ֣ח הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן וְאֶל־מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃

Transliteration

tizraḥ hashshemesh yēʾāsēphûn wĕʾel-mĕʿônōtām yirbāṣûn

Grammar Details

*tizraḥ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it rises
*hashshemesh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sun
*yēʾāsēphûn*: verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they gather themselves
*wĕʾel*: conjunction + preposition - and to
*mĕʿônōtām*: noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their dens
*yirbāṣûn*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they lie down

Word Meanings

*tizraḥ*: rises, shines, appears
*hashshemesh*: the sun, the sunlight
*yēʾāsēphûn*: gather themselves, are gathered, withdraw
*mĕʿônōtām*: their dens, their lairs, their dwellings
*yirbāṣûn*: lie down, rest, crouch

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 37:8 : 8 Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.
Nah 3:17 : 17 Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
John 3:20 : 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
Job 24:13-17 : 13 These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof. 14 The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light. 17 For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 104:18-21
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18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
Job 38:39-40
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78%
39Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
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8Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.
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23Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.
Eccl 1:5
72%
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
Ps 17:11-12
2 verses
70%
11They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.
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Job 24:5
70%
5Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness [yieldeth] them bread for their children.
Nah 2:11-12
2 verses
70%
11Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion [and] the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
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Ps 104:7-8
2 verses
70%
7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
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Job 24:16-17
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69%
16In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.
17For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
Isa 5:29
69%
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Ps 22:13
69%
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Job 39:3-4
2 verses
69%
3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.
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Job 14:12
68%
12So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
Job 30:6-7
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68%
6So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
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Job 40:20-21
2 verses
68%
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
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Dan 6:19
68%
19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
Ps 104:27
68%
27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
Ps 104:29
68%
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Job 6:17
68%
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Job 17:12
68%
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Job 7:4
68%
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Job 4:10-11
2 verses
68%
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67%
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67%
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Ps 104:11-12
2 verses
67%
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Job 5:14
67%
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Ps 59:14-15
2 verses
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14And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city.
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Ezek 19:6
66%
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Amos 3:4
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Job 24:14
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Ps 74:16
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Ps 10:9
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Prov 4:16
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