Psalms 82:5New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— They know not, neither do they understand; they walk to and fro in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be moved.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— They knowe not and vnderstand nothing: they walke in darkenes, albeit all the foundations of the earth be mooued.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— They know not, neither wil they vnderstand; they walke on in darknes: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— They know not, nor understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. |
They know
3045 {3045} Primeידעyada`{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
not,
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
neither
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
will they understand;
995 {0995} Primeבִּיןbiyn{bene}
A primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), that is, (generally) understand.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
they walk
y1980 [1980] Standardהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8691 <8691> Grammar
Stem - Hithpael (See H8819) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 533
on
x1980 (1980) Complementהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
in darkness:
2825 {2825} Primeחֲשֵׁכָהchashekah{khash-ay-kaw'}
From H2821; darkness; figuratively misery.
all
x3605 (3605) Complementכֹּלkol{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
the foundations
y4144 [4144] Standardמוֹסָדmowcad{mo-sawd'}
From H3245; a foundation.
x4146 (4146) Complementמוֹסָדהָmowcadah{mo-saw-daw'}
Feminine of H4144; a foundation.
of the earth
776 {0776} Primeאֶרֶץ'erets{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
are out of course.
4131 {4131} Primeמוֹטmowt{mote}
A primitive root; to waver; by implication to slip, shake, fall.
z8735 <8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 1602 |
Psalms 82:5
They — The magistrates of whom this psalm treats. Know not — The duty of their place. Nor will — Their ignorance is wilful. Walk on — They persist: it is their constant course. In darkness — In their sinful courses. The foundations — This corruption of the supreme rulers, flows from them to their inferior officers and members. |
Psalms 82:5
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the (d) foundations of the earth are out of course.
(d) That is, all things are out of order either by their tyranny or careless negligence. |
- They:
- That is, the judges know not.
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- know not:
Psalms 53:4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
Proverbs 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Micah 3:1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; [Is it] not for you to know judgment?
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
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- walk:
Proverbs 2:13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 The wise man's eyes [are] in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
1 John 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
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- all the:
- etc. All the civil institutions of the land totter.
Psalms 11:3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Psalms 75:3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
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