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those whoאֲשֶׁרsay,אָמְרוּ“With our tongueלִלְשֹׁנֵנוּwe will prevail;נַגְבִּירour lipsשְׂפָתֵינוּare with us:אִתָּנוּwhoמִיis lordאָדוֹןover us?”לָנוּ
Psalms 12:4
Study it in the app“those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 12:4, word by word
- sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- “With our tongueלְשֹׁנֵleshone
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshone” appears- we will prevailנַגְבִּירnagbir
prevail
To be more powerful, win out.
Where else “nagbir” appears- our lipsשְׂפָתֵיsefate
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefate” appears- is lordאָדוֹןadon
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adon” appears
The context
3May YHWH cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks great things,
4 · This verse (above)
5“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will arise,” says YHWH; “I will set in safety the one they snort at.”