Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.Psalm 14:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ כָּל־פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃
- הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָדְעוּ֮ya.de.'U“do they know”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- פֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.Lei“[those who] do”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from פָּעַל · “to work” · Strong's H6466
- אָ֥וֶן'A.ven“<of> wickedness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָ֫וֶן · “wickedness” · Strong's H0205G
- אֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.Lei“[those who] devour”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- עַ֭מִּי'A.mi“<of> people my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- אָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.lu“they eat”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- לֶ֑חֶםLe.chem“bread”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
- יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- 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)