Psalms 18:41

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃

Transliteration

And oyevay natatah to me oref and mesan'ay atsmitem.

Grammar Details

*oyevay*: masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my enemies
*natatah*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you gave
*oref*: masculine singular noun - neck/back
*mesan'ay*: piel participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those hating me
*atsmitem*: hifil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will destroy them

Word Meanings

*oyevay*: my enemies/my foes/my adversaries
*natatah*: you gave/you placed/you set
*oref*: neck/back/back of neck (meaning they turned their backs in retreat)
*mesan'ay*: those hating me/my haters/those who despise me
*atsmitem*: I will destroy them/I will cut them off/I will put an end to them

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Referenced Verses

Prov 1:28 : 28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
Job 27:9 : 9 Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?
Job 35:12-13 : 12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.
Ps 50:22 : 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
2 Sam 22:42-43 : 42 They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not. 43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
Isa 1:15 : 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Isa 59:1-2 : 1 Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.
Jer 11:11 : 11 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.
Jer 14:12 : 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Ezek 8:18 : 18 Therefore will I also deal in wrath; mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
Hos 7:14 : 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.
Mic 3:4 : 4 Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
Zech 7:13 : 13 And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts;
Luke 13:25 : 25 When once {G302} the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, {G2962} open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

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