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Thisזֶהis their way,דַרְכָּםof those who have folly,כֵּסֶל לָמוֹand of those after themוְאַחֲרֵיהֶםwho are pleasedיִרְצוּwith their mouth.בְּפִיהֶםSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 49:13
Study it in the app“This is their way, of those who have folly, and of those after them who are pleased with their mouth. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 49:13, word by word
- is their wayדַרְכָּdarka
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darka” appears- of those who have follyכֵּסֶלkesel
folly
Lack of judgment, which leads to a foolish path.
Where else “kesel” appears- who are pleasedיִרְצוּyirtsu
take pleasure
To look on someone with pleasure.
Where else “yirtsu” appears- with their mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
Translation note
“Who are pleased with their mouth”: they approve of what they say.
The context
12But man, in his dignity, does not remain; he is like the livestock that are destroyed.
13 · This verse (above)
14Like sheep for Sheol they are put; death shepherds them; and the upright will rule over them in the morning; and their form is for Sheol to consume, far from its dwelling.