Psalms 81:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃

Transliteration

məśanʾê YHWH yəḵaḥăšû-to him and wîhî their ʿittām to ʿôlām

Grammar Details

*məśanʾê*: piel participle plural construct - 'haters of'
*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*yəḵaḥăšû*: piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'they would cringe/submit'
*wîhî*: qal jussive 3rd masculine singular with prefixed conjunction waw - 'and let it be'
*ʿittām*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their time'
*ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed - 'forever'

Word Meanings

*məśanʾê*: haters of/those who hate
*YHWH*: LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
*yəḵaḥăšû*: they would cringe/they would submit feigned obedience/they would deny
*wîhî*: and may it be/and let be/and would be
*ʿittām*: their time/their fate/their judgment
*ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/long duration

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:13-14 : 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock; 14 Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the finest of the wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou drankest wine.
Ps 147:14 : 14 He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Job 29:6 : 6 When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!
Joel 2:24 : 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
Judg 14:8-9 : 8 And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. 9 And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
Judg 14:18 : 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.
1 Sam 14:25-26 : 25 And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground. 26 And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

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