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And they decreaseוַיִּמְעֲטוּand are bowed downוַיָּשֹׁחוּby oppression,מֵעֹצֶרevil,רָעָהand sorrow.וְיָגוֹן
Psalms 107:39
Study it in the app“And they decrease and are bowed down by oppression, evil, and sorrow.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 107:39, word by word
- And they decreaseיִּמְעֲטוּyimatu
be few, too small
Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.
Where else “yimatu” appears- and are bowed downיָּשֹׁחוּyashochu
be brought low
To be brought low: the proud are humbled and the grieving feel crushed.
Where else “yashochu” appears- by oppressionעֹצֶרotser
oppression
What presses and makes suffer.
Where else “otser” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- and sorrowיָגוֹןyagon
sorrow, grief
Deep sorrow, grief.
Where else “yagon” appears
The context
38And he blesses them, and they multiply greatly, and their livestock he does not let decrease.
39 · This verse (above)
40He pours contempt on nobles, and makes them wander in a void without a way.