Psalms 44:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? | Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? | Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to why? | לָֽמָּה־ | la-mah- | H4100 | whatמָא (ma) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes) |
| face your | פָנֶ֥יךָ | fa-NEI-kha | H6440H | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| do you hide | תַסְתִּ֑יר | tas-TIR | H5641 | to hideסָתַר (sa.tar) 1) to hide, conceal 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to hide oneself 1a2) to be hidden, be concealed 1b) (Piel) to hide carefully 1c) (Pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed 1d) (Hiphil) to conceal, hide 1e) (Hithpael) to hide oneself carefully Aramaic equivalent: se.tar (סְתַר "to hide" H5642A) |
| do you forget? | תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח | tish-KACH | H7911 | to forgetשָׁכַח (sha.khach) 1) to forget, ignore, wither 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to forget 1a2) to cease to care 1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten 1c) (Piel) to cause to forget 1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget 1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten Aramaic equivalent: she.khach (שְׁכַח "to find" H7912) |
| affliction our | עָנְיֵ֣נוּ | 'a-ne-YE-nu | H6040 | afflictionעֳנִי (o.ni) 1) affliction, poverty, misery 1a) affliction 1b) poverty |
| and oppression our | וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ | VE-la-cha-TZE-nu | H3906 | oppressionלַ֫חַץ (la.chats) oppression, distress, pressure |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.