Psalms 58:3

“The wicked have turned aside from the womb; they have gone astray from the belly, those who speak lies.”

Psalms 58:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 58:3, word by word

The wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “reshaim” appears
have turned asideזֹרוּzoru

become estranged

To become a stranger to someone.

Where else “zoru” appears
from the wombרָחֶםrachem

womb

The part of a mother's body where the child grows before birth.

Where else “rachem” appears
they have gone astrayתָּעוּtau

wander, go astray

Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.

Where else “tau” appears
from the bellyבֶּטֶןbeten

belly

The belly; also one's innermost part.

Where else “beten” appears
those who speakדֹּבְרֵיdovre

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dovre” appears
liesכָזָבchazav

lie, falsehood

A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.

Where else “chazav” appears

The context

2Rather, in your heart you work injustices; in the land the violence of your hands you weigh out.

3 · This verse (above)

4They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

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