Psalm 4:2
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O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
In other translations
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
Hebrew words
בְּנֵיbeneiO sons ofH1121אִישׁ'ishmanH376עַד־'ad-untilH5704מֶהmehwhen?H4100כְבוֹדִיkhevodi[will] honor myH3519לִכְלִמָּהlikhlimah[become] <into> ignominyH3639תֶּאֱהָבוּןte'ehavunwill you love? !H157רִיקrikvanityH7385תְּבַקְשׁוּtevakshuwill you seek?H1245כָזָבkhazavfalsehoodH3577סֶלָה׃selahSelahH5542
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Hosea 4:7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
- Psalm 3:3But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Psalm 106:20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.
- Jeremiah 2:11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.
- Psalm 5:6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
- 1 Samuel 12:21And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
- Ephesians 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- Psalm 58:1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
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