Psalms 90:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— You turn man back into dust And say, “Return, O children of men.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thou causest man to return unto dust, And hast said—Return, ye sons of Adam!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Turn not man away to be brought low: and thou hast said: Be converted, O ye sons of men.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Thou turnest man to destruction: againe thou sayest, Returne, ye sonnes of Adam.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas thou saidst, Return, ye sons of men?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. |
Thou turnest
7725 {7725} Primeשׁוּבshuwb{shoob}
A primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again.
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
man
582 {0582} Primeאֱנוֹשׁ'enowsh{en-oshe'}
From H0605; properly a mortal (and thus differeing from the more dignified H0120); hence a man in general (singly or collectively). It is often unexpressed in the English Version, especially when used in apposition with another word.
to
x5704 (5704) Complementעַד`ad{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space ( even unto) or time ( during, while, until) or degree ( equally with).
destruction;
1793 {1793} Primeדַּכָּאdakka'{dak-kaw'}
From H1792; crushed (literally powder, or figuratively contrite).
and sayest,
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
Return,
7725 {7725} Primeשׁוּבshuwb{shoob}
A primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again.
z8798 <8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 2847
ye children
1121 {1121} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of men.
120 {0120} Primeאָדָם'adam{aw-dawm'}
From H0119; ruddy, that is, a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.). |
Psalms 90:3
_ _ to destruction — literally, “even to dust” (Genesis 3:19), which is partly quoted in the last clause. |
Psalms 90:3
Turnedst — But as for man, his case is far otherwise, though he was made by thee happy. and immortal, yet for his sin thou didst make him mortal and miserable. Saidst — Didst pronounce that sad sentence, return, O men, to the dust out of which ye were taken, Genesis 3:19. |
Psalms 90:3
Thou (d) turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
(d) Moses by lamenting the frailty and shortness of man's life moves God to pity. |
- Thou:
Psalms 104:29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Psalms 146:4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis 6:6-7 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. ... And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Numbers 14:35 I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
Job 12:10 In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Job 34:14-15 If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; ... All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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- Return ye children of men:
- Rather, "Return ye children of Adam;" i.e., to that dust out of which ye were originally formed.
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