Psalms 120:4
1In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. | Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree! | Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arrows of | חִצֵּ֣י | chi-TZEI | H2671 | arrowחֵץ (chets) arrow |
| a warrior | גִבּ֣וֹר | gi-BOR | H1368 | mighty manגִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) adj 1) strong, mighty n m 2) strong man, brave man, mighty man |
| sharpened | שְׁנוּנִ֑ים | she-nu-NIM | H8150 | to sharpenשָׁנַן (sha.nan) 1) to sharpen, whet 1a) (Qal) to whet, sharpen 1b) (Piel) to sharpen, teach (incisively) 1c)(Hithpolel) to be pierced |
| with | עִ֝֗ם | 'Im | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| burning coals of | גַּחֲלֵ֥י | ga-cha-LEI | H1513 | coalגַּחֶ֫לֶת (ge.chel) coal, burning coal, coals of fire, hot coals |
| broom plants | רְתָמִֽים׃ | re-ta-MIM | H7574 | broomרֹ֫תֶם (re.tem) 1) broom-plant, retem 1a) a kind of broom plant |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.