Psalms 37:35
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. | I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, | I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have seen | רָ֭אִיתִי | RA-'i-ti | H7200G | to see: seeרָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) … |
| a wicked [person] | רָשָׁ֣ע | ra-SHA' | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| ruthless | עָרִ֑יץ | 'a-RITZ | H6184 | ruthlessעָרִיץ (a.rits) awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty |
| and spreading himself | וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה | u-mit-'a-REH | H6168 | to uncoverעָרָה (a.rah) 1) to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to bare, lay bare 1a2) to lay bare by emptying, empty 1a3) to pour out 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make naked, strip bare (of sexual offences) 1b2) to pour out 1c) (Niphal) to be poured out, be exposed 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to expose oneself, make oneself naked 1d2) pouring oneself, spreading oneself (participle) |
| like a native tree | כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח | ke-'ez-RACH | H0249 | bornאֶזְרָח (ez.rach) 1) a native (one rising from the soil) 1a) of man, native Israelites 1b) of tree, native (to Israel) |
| luxuriant | רַעֲנָֽן׃ | ra-'a-NAN | H7488B | luxuriantרַעֲנַן (ra.a.nan) flourishing Aramaic of ra.a.nan (רַעֲנָן "luxuriant" H7488B) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.