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then I will call to accountוּפָקַדְתִּיtheir transgressionפִּשְׁעָםwith the rod,בְשֵׁבֶטand their iniquityעֲוֺנָםwith blows.וּבִנְגָעִים
Psalms 89:32
Study it in the app“then I will call to account their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with blows.”
Even if David's sons fail, God says he will not withdraw his steadfast loveFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:32, word by word
- then I will call to accountפָקַדְתִּיfakadti
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “fakadti” appears- their transgressionפִּשְׁעָpisha
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “pisha” appears- with the rodשֵׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- and their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avona” appears- with blowsנְגָעִיםnegaim
plague
Something that strikes suddenly, sometimes sent by YHWH.
Where else “negaim” appears
The context
31if they profane my statutes and do not keep my commandments,
32 · This verse (above)
33But my loyal love I will not withdraw from him, nor be false to my faithfulness.