Psalm 73:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They mockיָמִ֤יקוּ
(ya·mi·ku)
4167: to mock, deridea prim. root
and wickedlyבְרָ֣ע
(ve·ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
speakוִידַבְּר֣וּ
(vi·dab·be·ru)
1696: to speaka prim. root
of oppression;עֹ֑שֶׁק
(o·shek;)
6233: oppression, extortionfrom ashaq
They speakיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
(ye·dab·be·ru.)
1696: to speaka prim. root
from on high.מִמָּרֹ֥ום
(mim·ma·ro·vm)
4791: heightfrom rum


















KJV Lexicon
They are corrupt
muwq  (mook)
to jeer, i.e. (intens.) blaspheme -- be corrupt.
and speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
wickedly
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
concerning oppression
`osheq  (o'-shek)
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain -- cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
they speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
loftily
marowm  (maw-rome')
altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) -- (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.

King James Bible
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They mock, and they speak maliciously; they arrogantly threaten oppression.

International Standard Version
In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression.

NET Bible
They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They have conceived and have spoken evil and oppression; they have spoken against The Highest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression.

King James 2000 Bible
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
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