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Onlyאַךְvapor areהֶבֶלhuman beings,בְּנֵי אָדָםa lie areכָּזָבthe sonsבְּנֵיof man;אִישׁon going upלַעֲלוֹתin the scales,בְּמֹאזְנַיִםtheyהֵמָּהare togetherיָחַדlighter than vapor.מֵהֶבֶל
Psalms 62:9
Study it in the app“Only vapor are human beings, a lie are the sons of man; on going up in the scales, they are together lighter than vapor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 62:9, word by word
- vapor areהֶבֶלhevel
vapor
A breath that passes and does not last; that brief is everything.
Where else “hevel” appears- human beingsבְּנֵיbene
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “bene” appears- human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- a lie areכָּזָבkazav
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 “kazav” appears- of manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- on going upעֲלוֹתalot
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alot” appears- in the scalesמֹאזְנַיִםmoznayim
scales
A pair of scales.
Where else “moznayim” appears- are togetherיָחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears
Translation note
“Vapor”: a breath that dissolves at once; something without weight or duration. On “human beings” and “the sons of man,” see 49:2.
The context
8Trust in him at all times, people; pour out before him your heart; Elohim is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 · This verse (above)
10Do not trust in extortion, and in robbery do not become vain; if wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.