Psalms 37:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. | For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֣י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| like the grass | כֶ֭חָצִיר | KHE-cha-tzir | H2682A | grassחָצִיר (cha.tsir) 1a) grass 1b) of the quickly perishing (fig.) |
| quickly | מְהֵרָ֣ה | me-he-RAH | H4120 | hasteמְהֵרָה (me.he.rah) 1) haste, speed 1a) hastily, speedily (as adverb) 1b) in haste (with prep) |
| they will wither | יִמָּ֑לוּ | yi-MA-lu | H5243A | to languishמָלַל (ma.lal) 1) to languish, wither, fade 1a) (Qal) to hang down, wither |
| and like [the] greenery of | וּכְיֶ֥רֶק | u-khe-YE-rek | H3418 | greenיֶ֫רֶק (ye.req) green, greenness, green plants, greenery |
| vegetation | דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא | DE-she' | H1877 | grassדֶּ֫שֶׁא (de.she) grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young Aramaic equivalent: de.te (דֶּ֫תֶא "grass" H1883) |
| they will fade ! | יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃ | yi-bo-LUN | H5034B | to witherנָבֵל (na.vel) 1) to sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sink or drop down 1a2) to fall, wither and fall, fade 1a3) to droop |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.