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But man,וְאָדָםin his dignity,בִּיקָרdoes notבַּלremain;יָלִיןhe is likeנִמְשַׁלthe livestockכַּבְּהֵמוֹתthat are destroyed.נִדְמוּ
Psalms 49:12
Study it in the app“But man, in his dignity, does not remain; he is like the livestock that are destroyed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 49:12, word by word
- But manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- in his dignityיקָרykar
honor
Public recognition given to a person for his worth or service.
Where else “ykar” appears- does notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- remainיָלִיןyalin
remain
For something to remain until morning, when it should have gone earlier.
Where else “yalin” appears- he is likeנִמְשַׁלnimshal
be like
To be similar to something else, or to be compared to it.
Where else “nimshal” appears- the livestockבְּהֵמוֹתbehemot
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behemot” appears- that are destroyedנִדְמוּnidmu
destroy
To vanish completely, be wiped out, or put an end to something.
Where else “nidmu” appears
Translation note
“Dignity”: the worth and prestige that wealth gives. “Does not remain”: literally, “does not spend the night.”
The context
11Their inner part: their houses forever, their dwellings from generation to generation; they have called lands by their names.
12 · This verse (above)
13This is their way, of those who have folly, and of those after them who are pleased with their mouth. Selah.