Psalm 107:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
There were those who dweltיֹ֭שְׁבֵי
(yo·she·vei)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
and in the shadow of death,וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת
(ve·tzal·ma·vet;)
6757: death-like shadow, deep shadowfrom tsel and maveth
Prisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י
(a·si·rei)
615: a bondman, prisonerfrom asar
in miseryעֳנִ֣י
(o·ni)
6040a: affliction, povertyfrom anah
and chains,וּבַרְזֶֽל׃
(u·var·zel.)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth


















KJV Lexicon
Such as sit
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
and in the shadow of death
tsalmaveth  (tsal-maw'-veth)
shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity) -- shadow of death.
being bound
'aciyr  (aw-sere')
bound, i.e. a captive -- (those which are) bound, prisoner.
in affliction
`oniy  (on-ee')
depression, i.e. misery -- afflicted(-ion), trouble.
and iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,

King James Bible
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Others sat in darkness and gloom-- prisoners in cruel chains--

International Standard Version
Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron,

NET Bible
They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Those who sit in darkness and in the shadows of death, and are bound in poverty and in irons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who lived in the dark, in death's shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains

King James 2000 Bible
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons;
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