Psalms 70:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Let them be turned back{H8799)} for a reward of their shame that say{H8802)}, Aha, aha.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֢י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃

Transliteration

yēḇōšû wə-yaḥpərû məḇaqšê napšî yissōḡû ʾāḥôr wə-yikkālmû ḥăpēṣê rāʿātî.

Grammar Details

*yēḇōšû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed
*wə-yaḥpərû*: conjunction וְ + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be confounded
*məḇaqšê*: piel participle, masculine plural construct - ones seeking
*napšî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life
*yissōḡû*: niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be turned back
*ʾāḥôr*: noun, masculine singular - backward
*wə-yikkālmû*: conjunction וְ + niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be disgraced
*ḥăpēṣê*: adjective, masculine plural construct - ones desiring/delighting in
*rāʿātî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my evil/harm

Word Meanings

*yēḇōšû*: they will be ashamed/they will be put to shame
*yaḥpərû*: they will be confounded/they will be dismayed/they will be put to shame
*məḇaqšê*: ones seeking/ones pursuing
*napšî*: my soul/my life
*yissōḡû*: they will be turned back/they will retreat
*wə-yikkālmû*: they will be disgraced/they will be humiliated/they will be put to shame
*ḥăpēṣê*: ones desiring/ones delighting in/ones taking pleasure in
*rāʿātî*: my evil/my harm/my calamity

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Referenced Verses

Ps 40:15 : 15 Let them be desolate{H8799)} for a reward of their shame that say{H8802)} unto me, Aha, aha.
Prov 24:17-18 : 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Ezek 25:3 : 3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
Ezek 26:2 : 2 Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:
Ezek 36:2 : 2 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
Acts 1:18 : 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Ps 35:21 : 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said{H8804)}, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen{H8804)} it.
Ps 35:25 : 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say{H8799)}, We have swallowed him up{H8765)}.

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Ps 40:14-16
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14Let them be ashamed{H8799)} and confounded{H8799)} together that seek{H8764)} after my soul to destroy{H8800)} it; let them be driven{H8735)} backward and put to shame{H8735)} that wish me evil.
15Let them be desolate{H8799)} for a reward of their shame that say{H8802)} unto me, Aha, aha.
16Let all those that seek{H8764)} thee rejoice{H8799)} and be glad{H8799)} in thee: let such as love{H8802)} thy salvation say{H8799)} continually, The LORD be magnified{H8799)}.
Ps 70:2
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2Let them be ashamed{H8799)} and confounded{H8799)} that seek{H8764)} after my soul: let them be turned{H8735)} backward, and put to confusion{H8735)}, that desire my hurt.
Ps 35:25-27
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79%
25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say{H8799)}, We have swallowed him up{H8765)}.
26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion{H8799)} together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed{H8799)} with shame and dishonour that magnify{H8688)} themselves against me.
27Let them shout for joy, and be glad{H8799)}, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say{H8799)} continually, Let the LORD be magnified{H8799)}, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Ps 35:4
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4Let them be confounded and put to shame{H8735)} that seek{H8764)} after my soul: let them be turned{H8735)} back and brought to confusion{H8799)} that devise{H8802)} my hurt.
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5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
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Ps 83:16-17
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16Fill{H8761)} their faces with shame; that they may seek{H8762)} thy name, O LORD.
17Let them be confounded{H8799)} and troubled{H8735)} for ever; yea, let them be put to shame{H8799)}, and perish{H8799)}:
Ps 71:13
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13Let them be confounded{H8799)} and consumed{H8799)} that are adversaries{H8802)} to my soul; let them be covered{H8799)} with reproach and dishonour that seek{H8764)} my hurt.
Ps 35:21
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21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said{H8804)}, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen{H8804)} it.
Ps 6:10
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10Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
Jer 17:18
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18Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
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22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
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Ps 70:4
71%
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78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
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Ps 109:20
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Rom 11:9-10
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9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
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Ps 25:3
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Ps 21:12
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12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
Job 6:20
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20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Ps 64:8
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8So they shall make their own tongue to fall{H8686)} upon themselves: all that see{H8802)} them shall flee away{H8709)}.
Isa 42:17
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17They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
Ps 79:12
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12And render{H8685)} unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached{H8765)} thee, O Lord.
Lam 3:64-65
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5Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
Ps 52:6
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Isa 45:16
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16They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
Ps 69:6-7
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6Let not them that wait{H8802)} on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed{H8799)} for my sake: let not those that seek{H8764)} thee be confounded{H8735)} for my sake, O God of Israel.
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Ps 140:9
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9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Ps 74:21
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21O let not the oppressed return{H8799)} ashamed{H8737)}: let the poor and needy praise{H8762)} thy name.
Ps 44:10
69%
10Thou makest us to turn{H8686)} back from the enemy: and they which hate{H8764)} us spoil{H8804)} for themselves.
Ps 44:16
68%
16For the voice of him that reproacheth{H8764)} and blasphemeth{H8764)}; by reason of the enemy{H8802)} and avenger{H8693)}.
Zeph 2:10
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10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Isa 61:7
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7For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Ps 35:19
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19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice{H8799)} over me: neither let them wink{H8799)} with the eye that hate{H8802)} me without a cause.
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25I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.