Psalms 83:17

“Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever, and let them be abashed and perish,”

Psalms 83:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 83:17, word by word

Let them be put to shameיֵבֹשׁוּyevoshu

be disappointed

To be disgraced because what one trusted in failed.

Where else “yevoshu” appears
and dismayedיִבָּהֲלוּyibahalu

be dismayed

To be struck with dread, or frighten others.

Where else “yibahalu” appears
foreverעֲדֵיade

forever

Time that does not end, without limit of years.

Where else “ade” appears
and let them be abashedיַחְפְּרוּyachpru

be ashamed, be disappointed

To blush, to be embarrassed or disappointed, to feel shame over something that went wrong.

Where else “yachpru” appears
and perishיֹאבֵדוּyovedu

perish

To die, be ruined.

Where else “yovedu” appears

The context

16Fill their faces with disgrace, and let them seek your name, YHWH.

17 · This verse (above)

18and let them know that you, whose name is YHWH, you alone are Elyon over all the earth.

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