Psalms 73:18

“Surely in slippery places you set them; you make them fall into ruins.”

Psalms 73:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 73:18, word by word

in slippery placesחֲלָקוֹתchalakot

smooth thing

What is smooth and slippery; also sweet words that flatter.

Where else “chalakot” appears
you set themתָּשִׁיתtashit

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

Where else “tashit” appears
you make them fallהִפַּלְתָּhipalta

cast lots

To make fall; throw lots.

Where else “hipalta” appears
into ruinsמַשּׁוּאוֹתmashuot

ruin

The rubble of what was destroyed, ruins.

Where else “mashuot” appears

The context

17until I entered into the sanctuaries of El; I understood their end.

18 · This verse (above)

19How they have become a desolation in a moment! They have come to an end, they have been consumed by horrors.

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