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Psalms 53:5

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.

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ASV

There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.

KJV

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שָׁ֤ם׀shamthereH8033 →
פָּֽחֲדוּ־pa.cha.du-they fearedH6342 →
פַחַד֮fa.Chada fearH6343 →
לֹא־lo'-[which] notH3808 →
הָ֪יָה֫ha.yahit wasH1961 →
פָ֥חַדFa.chadfearH6343 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
פִּ֭זַּרPi.zarhe has scatteredH6340 →
עַצְמ֣וֹתatz.Mot[the] bones ofH6106 →
חֹנָ֑ךְcho.Nakh[one who] encamped against youH2583 →
הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָהhe.vi.Sho.tahyou have put [them] to shameH954 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
מְאָסָֽם׃me.'a.Samhe has rejected themH3988 →

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Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.Isaiah 8:12“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.Psalms 141:7As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.Ezekiel 6:5I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars.Jeremiah 6:30They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.Psalms 83:16–17Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.Jeremiah 8:1–2“At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves.1 Samuel 14:15Then terror struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked and panic spread from God.Ezekiel 37:1–11The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.Psalms 14:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.Psalms 73:20Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.Psalms 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.Deuteronomy 28:65–67Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.Psalms 40:14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.2 Kings 7:6–7For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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