Psalms 69:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. | Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. | They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they speak | יָשִׂ֣יחוּ | ya-SI-chu | H7878 | to museשִׂיחַ (si.ach) 1) to put forth, mediate, muse, commune, speak, complain, ponder, sing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to complain 1a2) to muse, meditate upon, study, ponder 1a3) to talk, sing, speak 1b) (Polel) to meditate, consider, put forth thoughts |
| [those who] sit of | יֹ֣שְׁבֵי | YO-she-vei | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| [the] gate | שָׁ֑עַר | SHA-'ar | H8179G | gateשַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) : gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven |
| and taunt songs of | וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת | u-ne-gi-NOT | H5058 | musicנְגִינָה (ne.gi.nah) 1) music, song, taunt song 1a) music (of stringed instrument) 1b) song 1b1) taunting or mocking song |
| drinkers of | שׁוֹתֵ֥י | sho-TEI | H8354 | to drinkשָׁתָה (sha.tah) 1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk Aramaic equivalent: she.tah (שְׁתָה "to drink" H8355) |
| strong drink | שֵׁכָֽר׃ | she-KHAR | H7941 | strong drinkשֵׁכָר (she.khar) strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.