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They mockיָמִיקוּand speakוִידַבְּרוּwith malice;בְרָעof extortionעֹשֶׁקfrom on highמִמָּרוֹםthey speak.יְדַבֵּרוּ
Psalms 73:8
Study it in the app“They mock and speak with malice; of extortion from on high they speak.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 73:8, word by word
- They mockיָמִיקוּyamiku
mock
To mock, to speak with scorn and contempt. It appears only once in the Bible.
Where else “yamiku” appears- and speakידַבְּרוּydabru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “ydabru” appears- with maliceרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- of extortionעֹשֶׁקoshek
oppression, extortion
Oppression; what is gained by taking advantage of another.
Where else “oshek” appears- from on highמָּרוֹםmarom
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “marom” appears
The context
7Their eyes bulge out from fat; the imaginations of the heart overflow.
8 · This verse (above)
9They have set in the heavens their mouth, and their tongue walks through the earth.