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Those who hateמְשַׂנְאֵיYHWHיְהוָהwould feign submissionיְכַחֲשׁוּto him,לוֹand their timeעִתָּםwould beוִיהִיforever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 81:15
Study it in the app“Those who hate YHWH would feign submission to him, and their time would be forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 81:15, word by word
- Those who hateמְשַׂנְאֵיmesane
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “mesane” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- would feign submissionיְכַחֲשׁוּyechachashu
feign
To pretend to obey out of fear.
Where else “yechachashu” appears- and their timeעִתָּita
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “ita” appears- would beיהִיyhi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yhi” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Translation note
“Their time”: the time of their subjection (or of their punishment).
The context
14Soon I would subdue their enemies, and against their adversaries turn my hand.
15 · This verse (above)
16And he would feed him with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.