Psalms 10:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שְׁ֭בֹר זְר֣וֹעַ רָשָׁ֑ע וָ֝רָ֗ע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־רִשְׁע֥וֹ בַל־תִּמְצָֽא׃

Transliteration

šĕbōr zĕrôaʿ rāšāʿ wārāʿ tidrôš-rišʿô bal-timṣāʾ

Grammar Details

*šĕbōr*: qal imperative masculine singular - break/shatter
*zĕrôaʿ*: noun feminine singular construct - arm of
*rāšāʿ*: noun masculine singular - wicked person
*wārāʿ*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and evil
*tidrôš*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you seek/inquire
*rišʿô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his wickedness
*bal*: negative particle - not
*timṣāʾ*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you find

Word Meanings

*šĕbōr*: break/shatter/destroy
*zĕrôaʿ*: arm/strength/power
*rāšāʿ*: wicked person/evildoer
*rāʿ*: evil/bad/wicked
*tidrôš*: seek/inquire/search out
*rešaʿ*: wickedness/evil/guilt
*timṣāʾ*: find/discover/encounter

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Referenced Verses

Ps 37:17 : 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth{H8802)} the righteous.
Ezek 30:21-22 : 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
Zeph 1:12 : 12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Job 38:15 : 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Ps 7:9 : 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Ps 3:7 : 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Zech 11:17 : 17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Jer 2:34 : 34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
Ezek 23:48 : 48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
2 Kgs 21:12-15 : 12 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.

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