Psalms 69:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

For they persecute the one whom you have struck, and they talk to the grief of those whom you have wounded.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תְּהִי־טִֽירָתָ֥ם נְשַׁמָּ֑ה בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יְהִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃

Transliteration

tĕhî-ṭîrātām nĕšammâ in-'oholêhem not-yĕhî yōšēḇ

Grammar Details

• *tĕhî*: Qal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - let it be
• *ṭîrātām*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their encampment
• *nĕšammâ*: Niphal participle, feminine singular - desolate
• *'oholêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed preposition bĕ - in their tents
• *yĕhî*: Qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular with negative particle 'al - let there not be
• *yōšēḇ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - one dwelling

Word Meanings

• *tĕhî*: let it be/may it become
• *ṭîrātām*: their encampment/their camp/their settlement
• *nĕšammâ*: desolate/deserted
• *'oholêhem*: their tents/their dwellings
• *yĕhî*: let there be/may there be
• *yōšēḇ*: dweller/inhabitant/resident

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Let their encampments be desolate; may no one dwell in their tents.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they persecute{H8804)} him whom thou hast smitten{H8689)}; and they talk{H8762)} to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Let their habitacion be voyde, & no man to dwell in their tentes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they persecute him, whome thou hast smitten: and they adde vnto the sorrowe of them, whome thou hast wounded.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For they persecute hym whom thou hast smitten: and they talke of the griefe of them whom thou hast wounded.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For they persecute [him] whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 53:4 : 4 Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we considered him stricken, struck by God, and afflicted.
• Zech 1:15 : 15 And I am very displeased with the nations at ease; for I was a little angry, and they helped forward the affliction.
• Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my fellow, says the LORD of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
• Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when you make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
• 2 Chr 28:9 : 9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded, and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.
• Job 19:21-22 : 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me. 22 Why do you persecute me as God does, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
• Ps 109:16 : 16 Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the brokenhearted.
• Mark 15:27-32 : 27 And with him they crucified two thieves, one on his right side, and the other on his left. 28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And he was numbered with the transgressors. 29 And those who passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, you who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, 30 Save yourself, and come down from the cross. 31 Likewise also the chief priests, mocking, said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And those crucified with him reviled him.
• 1 Thess 2:15 : 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God, and are contrary to all men: