Psalms 62:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor. | Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| only | אַ֤ךְ׀ | 'akh | H0389 | surelyאַךְ (akh) 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive) |
| [are] a breath | הֶ֥בֶל | HE-vel | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
| [the] children of | בְּנֵֽי־ | be-nei- | H1121G | No entry |
| humankind | אָדָם֮ | 'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| [are] falsehood | כָּזָ֪ב | ka-ZAV | H3577 | lieכָּזָב (ka.zav) a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| [the] children of | בְּנֵ֫י | be-NEI | H1121G | No entry |
| everyone | אִ֥ישׁ | 'ish | H0376I | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| in [the] balances | בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם | be-mo-ze-NA-yim | H3976 | balanceמֹאזֵן (mo.zen) scales, balances Aramaic equivalent: mo.zen (מֹאזֵנְיָא "scale" H3977) |
| to go up | לַעֲל֑וֹת | la-'a-LOT | H5927G | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| they | הֵ֝֗מָּה | HE-mah | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| [are] more than a breath | מֵהֶ֥בֶל | me-HE-vel | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
| together | יָֽחַד׃ | YA-chad | H3162A | unitednessיַ֫חַד (ya.chad) 1) union, unitedness |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.