Psalms 81:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He should have fed{H8686)} them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied{H8686)} 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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King James 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, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; 14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
Ps 147:14 : 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Job 29:6 : 6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
Joel 2:24 : 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
Judg 14:8-9 : 8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase 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 they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 81:14-15
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14I should soon have subdued{H8686)} their enemies{H8802)}, and turned{H8686)} my hand against their adversaries.
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5Thou feedest{H8689)} them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink{H8686)} in great measure.
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28And he let it fall{H8686)} in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
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