Psalms 69:23 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה	tech.Shakh.nah	may they grow dim	H2821 →
עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם	'Ei.nei.hem	eyes their	H5869 →
מֵרְא֑וֹת	me.re.'ot	from seeing	H7200 →
וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם	u.ma.te.Nei.hem	and loins their	H4975 →
תָּמִ֥יד	ta.Mid	continually	H8548 →
הַמְעַֽד׃	ham.'Ad	make to shake	H4571 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Through
2 Corinthians 3:14
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:3–4
  And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
- Acts 26:18
  to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…
- Romans 11:25
  I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles…
- Romans 11:7–10
  What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
- Ephesians 1:17–20
  that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
Through
Daniel 5:6
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
leads to
- Daniel 7:28
  Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
- Ezekiel 7:17
  Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.
Through
Romans 11:10
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:64–68
  Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Mark 8:18‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.Romans 11:10May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”Isaiah 6:9–10And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.Isaiah 21:3–4Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.Acts 28:26–27‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”Jeremiah 30:6Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.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.Isaiah 29:9–10Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.Matthew 13:14–15In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.John 12:39–40For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:

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