Psalm 40:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let those be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ
(ye·vo·shu)
954: to be ashameda prim. root
and humiliatedוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ
(ve·yik·ka·le·mu;)
3637: to be humiliateda prim. root
togetherיַחַד֮
(ya·chad)
3162: unitednessfrom yachad
Who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י
(me·vak·shei)
1245: to seeka prim. root
my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗י
(naf·shi)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
to destroyלִסְפֹּ֫ותָ֥הּ
(lis·po·v·tah)
5595: to sweep or snatch away, catch upa prim. root
it; Let those be turnedיִסֹּ֣גוּ
(yis·so·gu)
5472: to move away, backslidea prim. root
backאָ֭חֹור
(a·cho·vr)
268: the hind side, back partfrom achar
and dishonored 
 
3637: to be humiliateda prim. root
Who delightחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י
(cha·fe·tzei)
2655: delighting in, having pleasure infrom chaphets
in my hurt. 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
Let them be ashamed
buwsh  (boosh)
to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
and confounded
chapher  (khaw-fare')
figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach -- be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.
together
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
that seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
after my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
to destroy
caphah  (saw-faw')
to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
it let them be driven
cuwg  (soog)
to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) -- backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).
backward
'achowr  (aw-khore')
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.
and put to shame
kalam  (kaw-lawm')
to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult -- be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.
that wish
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
pleased with -- delight in, desire, favour, please, have pleasure, whosoever would, willing, wish.
me evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.

King James Bible
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let those who seek to take my life be disgraced and confounded. Let those who wish me harm be driven back and humiliated.

International Standard Version
May those who seek to destroy my life be ashamed and confounded; let them be driven backwards and humiliated, particularly those who wish me evil.

NET Bible
May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They shall be ashamed and put to shame, those who seek to kill my soul; they shall turn their behind and they shall be put to shame, those who seek my affliction!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let all those who seek to end my life be confused and put to shame. Let those who want my downfall be turned back and disgraced.

King James 2000 Bible
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
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