Psalms 69:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

When I wept, [and chastened] my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹת ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃

Transliteration

Because-qin'at bêtḵā 'ăḵālātnî and-ḥerpôt ḥôrpeḵā nāpĕlû upon-me

Grammar Details

*qin'at*: feminine singular construct noun - zeal of
*bêtḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your house
*'ăḵālātnî*: Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it has consumed me
*ḥerpôt*: feminine plural construct noun - reproaches of
*ḥôrpeḵā*: Qal participle, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - those reproaching you
*nāpĕlû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have fallen

Word Meanings

*qin'at*: zeal/jealousy/passion
*bêtḵā*: your house/your household/your temple
*'ăḵālātnî*: it has consumed me/it has devoured me
*ḥerpôt*: reproaches/insults/taunts
*ḥôrpeḵā*: those who reproach you/those who insult you
*nāpĕlû*: they have fallen/they have come down

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 35:13 : 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
Ps 102:8-9 : 8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me. 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
Ps 109:24-25 : 24 My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I am become also a reproach unto them: When they see me, they shake their head.
Luke 7:33-34 : 33 For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

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