Psalms 73:8New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: they speak loftily.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— They mock, and wickedly command oppression, From on high, they command;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— They are corrupt, and speake wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speake loftily.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— They imagine and speak evil things; they talk unjustly against the most High.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily. |
They are corrupt,
4167 {4167} Primeמוּקmuwq{mook}
A primitive root; to jeer, that is, (intensively) blaspheme.
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
and speak
1696 {1696} Primeדִּבֵּרdabar{daw-bar'}
A primitive root; perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue.
z8762 <8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 2447
wickedly
7451 {7451} Primeרָעra`{rah}
From H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (naturally or morally). This includes the second (feminine) form; as adjective or noun.
[ concerning] oppression:
6233 {6233} Primeעֹשֶׁק`osheq{o'-shek}
From H6231; injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain.
they speak
1696 {1696} Primeדִּבֵּרdabar{daw-bar'}
A primitive root; perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue.
z8762 <8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 2447
loftily.
4791 {4791} Primeמָרוֹםmarowm{maw-rome'}
From H7311; altitude, that is, concretely (an elevated place), abstractly ( elevation), fig ( elation), or adverbial ( aloft).
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses. |
Psalms 73:8
_ _ They are corrupt — or, literally, “they deride,” they speak maliciously and arrogantly and invade even heaven with blasphemy (Revelation 13:6), and cover earth with slanders (Job 21:7-14). |
Psalms 73:8
And speak — Boasting of their oppressions. |
- corrupt:
Psalms 53:1-4 [[To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good. ... Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
Proverbs 30:13-14 [There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. ... [There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
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- speak wickedly:
Psalms 10:2 The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 10:10-11 He croucheth, [and] humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. ... He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].
Psalms 12:4-5 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us? ... For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.
Exodus 1:9-10 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we: ... Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and [so] get them up out of the land.
1 Samuel 13:19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make [them] swords or spears:
1 Kings 21:7-29 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. ... Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: [but] in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
Jeremiah 7:9-11 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; ... Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen [it], saith the LORD.
Hosea 7:16 They return, [but] not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt.
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- speak loftily:
2 Peter 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous [are they], selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
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