Psalm 14:4

Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
Psalm 14:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ כָּל־פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃

  1. הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. יָדְעוּ֮ya.de.'U“do they know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  3. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.Lei“[those who] do”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from פָּעַל · “to work” · Strong's H6466
  5. אָ֥וֶן'A.ven“<of> wickedness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָ֫וֶן · “wickedness” · Strong's H0205G
  6. אֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.Lei“[those who] devour”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  7. עַ֭מִּי'A.mi“<of> people my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  8. אָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.lu“they eat”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  9. לֶ֑חֶםLe.chem“bread”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  10. יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. קָרָֽאוּ׃ka.Ra.'u“they call on”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)