1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When thou sittest H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- to eat H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- with a ruler H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
- consider H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- diligently H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
2 And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- a knife H7915 (שַׂכִּין) — a knife (as pointed or edged)
- to thy throat H3930 (לֹעַ) — the gullet
- a man given H1167 (בַּעַל) — a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
- to appetite H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
3 Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Be not desirous H183 (אָוָה) — to wish for
- of his dainties H4303 (מַטְעַם) — a delicacy
- deceitful H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- meat H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
4 Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Labour H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
- not to be rich H6238 (עָשַׁר) — properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
- cease H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- from thine own wisdom H998 (בִּינָה) — understanding
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wilt thou set H5774 (עוּף) — to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- certainly H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- themselves wings H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- they fly away H5774 (עוּף) — to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- as an eagle H5404 (נֶשֶׁר) — the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
- toward heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Eat H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- thou not the bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- an evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- neither desire H183 (אָוָה) — to wish for
- thou his dainty meats H4303 (מַטְעַם) — a delicacy
7 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For as he thinketh H8176 (שָׁעַר) — to act as gatekeeper; (figuratively) to estimate
- in his heart H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- he: Eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- he to thee; but his heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The morsel H6595 (פַּת) — a bit
- thou hast eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- shalt thou vomit up H6958 (קוֹא) — to vomit
- and lose H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- thy sweet H5273 (נָעִים) — delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)
- words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- not in the ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- of a fool H3684 (כְּסִיל) — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
- for he will despise H936 (בּוּז) — to disrespect
- the wisdom H7922 (שֶׂכֶל) — intelligence; by implication, success
- of thy words H4405 (מִלָּה) — a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic
10 Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Remove H5253 (נָסַג) — to retreat
- not the old H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- landmark H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
- and enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- not into the fields H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- of the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For their redeemer H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- mighty H2389 (חָזָק) — strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
- he shall plead H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- their cause H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
12 Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Apply H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- thine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- unto instruction H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- and thine ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- to the words H561 (אֵמֶר) — something said
- of knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
13 Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Withhold H4513 (מָנַע) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- not correction H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- from the child H5288 (נַעַר) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age…
- thou beatest H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- him with the rod H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- he shall not die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt beat H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- him with the rod H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- and shalt deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- his soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- from hell H7585 (שְׁאוֹל) — hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
15 My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- My son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- if thine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- be wise H2449 (חָכַם) — to be wise (in mind, word or act)
- my heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- shall rejoice H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- even mine H589 (אֲנִי) — I
16 Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, my reins H3629 (כִּלְיָה) — a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)
- shall rejoice H5937 (עָלַז) — to jump for joy, i.e. exult
- when thy lips H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
- speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- right things H4339 (מֵישָׁר) — evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
17 Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let not thine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- envy H7065 (קָנָא) — to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
- sinners H2400 (חַטָּא) — a criminal, or one accounted guilty
- in the fear H3374 (יִרְאָה) — fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- all the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
18 For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For surely there is H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- an end H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- and thine expectation H8615 (תִּקְוָה) — literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
- shall not be cut off H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- thou, my son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and be wise H2449 (חָכַם) — to be wise (in mind, word or act)
- and guide H833 (אָשַׁר) — to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, prosper
- thine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- in the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
20 Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Be not among winebibbers H5433 (סָבָא) — to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy
- Be not among winebibbers H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- among riotous eaters H2151 (זָלַל) — to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
- of flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the drunkard H5433 (סָבָא) — to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy
- and the glutton H2151 (זָלַל) — to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
- shall come to poverty H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- and drowsiness H5124 (נוּמָה) — sleepiness
- shall clothe H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- with rags H7168 (קֶרַע) — a rag
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- unto thy father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- that begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- thee, and despise H936 (בּוּז) — to disrespect
- not thy mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- when she is old H2204 (זָקֵן) — to be old
23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Buy H7069 (קָנָה) — to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
- the truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- and sell H4376 (מָכַר) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
- wisdom H2451 (חׇכְמָה) — wisdom (in a good sense)
- and instruction H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- and understanding H998 (בִּינָה) — understanding
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- of the righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- shall greatly H1524 (גִּיל) — a revolution (of time, i.e. an age); also joy
- rejoice H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
- and he that begetteth H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- a wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- shall have joy H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thy father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and thy mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- shall be glad H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- and she that bare H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- thee shall rejoice H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
26 My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- My son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- me thine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- and let thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- observe H5341 (נָצַר) — to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
- observe H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- my ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For a whore H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
- a deep H6013 (עָמֹק) — deep (literally or figuratively)
- ditch H7745 (שׁוּחָה) — a chasm
- and a strange woman H5237 (נׇכְרִי) — strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
- a narrow H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- pit H875 (בְּאֵר) — a pit; especially a well
28 Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- She also lieth in wait H693 (אָרַב) — to lurk
- a prey H2863 (חֶתֶף) — properly, rapine; figuratively, robbery
- and increaseth H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- the transgressors H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- among men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Who hath woe H188 (אוֹי) — lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
- who hath sorrow H17 (אֲבוֹי) — want
- who hath contentions H4066 (מָדוֹן) — a contest or quarrel
- who hath contentions H4079 (מִדְיָן)
- who hath babbling H7879 (שִׂיחַ) — a contemplation; by implication, an utterance
- who hath wounds H6482 (פֶּצַע) — a wound
- without cause H2600 (חִנָּם) — gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
- who hath redness H2448 (חַכְלִלוּת) — flash (of the eyes); in a bad sense, blearedness
- of eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
30 They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They that tarry long H309 (אָחַר) — to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate
- at the wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- they that go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to seek H2713 (חָקַר) — properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately
- mixed wine H4469 (מַמְסָךְ) — mixture, i.e. (specifically) wine mixed (with water or spices)
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Look H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- not thou upon the wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- when it is red H119 (אָדַם) — to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy
- when it giveth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- his colour H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- in the cup H3599 (כִּיס) — a cup; also a bag for money or weights
- in the cup H3563 (כּוֹס) — a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
- it moveth H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- itself aright H4339 (מֵישָׁר) — evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- At the last H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- it biteth H5391 (נָשַׁךְ) — to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
- like a serpent H5175 (נָחָשׁ) — a snake (from its hiss)
- and stingeth H6567 (פָּרָשׁ) — to separate, literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound
- like an adder H6848 (צֶפַע) — a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing)
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- shall behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- strange women H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
- and thine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- shall utter H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- perverse things H8419 (תַּהְפֻּכָה) — a perversity or fraud
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- in the midst H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- of the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- or as he that lieth H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- upon the top H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of a mast H2260 (חִבֵּל) — a mast
35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They have stricken H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- I was not sick H2470 (חָלָה) — properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- they have beaten H1986 (הָלַם) — to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
- I felt H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- not: when shall I awake H6974 (קוּץ) — to awake (literally or figuratively)
- I will seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- it yet H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)