Psalm 75:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For a cupכֹ֪וס
(cho·vs)
3563a: a cupof uncertain derivation
is in the handבְּֽיַד־
(be·yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
of the LORD,יְהוָ֡ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and the wineוְיַ֤יִן
(ve·ya·yin)
3196: winefrom an unused word
foams;חָמַ֨ר
(cha·mar)
2560a: to ferment, boil or foam upa prim. root
It is wellמָ֥לֵא
(ma·le)
4392: fullfrom male
mixed,מֶסֶךְ֮
(me·sech)
4538: a mixturefrom masak
and He poursוַיַּגֵּ֪ר
(vai·yag·ger)
5064: to pour, flow, runa prim. root
out of this;מִ֫זֶּ֥ה
(miz·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
Surelyאַךשְְׁ֭־
(a·chsh-)
389: surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
allכֹּ֝֗ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the wickedרִשְׁעֵי־
(rish·'ei-)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃
(a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root
must drainיִמְצ֣וּ
(yim·tzu)
4680: to drain, drain outa prim. root
[and] drink downיִשְׁתּ֑וּ
(yish·tu;)
8354: to drinka prim. root
its dregs.מָרֶיהָ
(ma·rei·ha)
8105: lees, dregsfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For in the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
there is a cup
kowc  (koce)
a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye) -- cup, (small) owl.
and the wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
is red
chamar  (khaw-mar')
to boil up; hence, to ferment (with scum); to glow (with redness); as denominative to smear with pitch -- daub, befoul, be red, trouble.
it is full
male'  (maw-lay')
full or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully -- she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.
of mixture
mecek  (meh'-sek)
a mixture, i.e. of wine with spices -- mixture.
and he poureth out
nagar  (naw-gar')
to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over -- fall, flow away, pour down (out), run, shed, spilt, trickle down.
of the same
zeh  (zeh)
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
but the dregs
shemer  (sheh'-mer)
something preserved, i.e. the settlings (plural only) of wine -- dregs, (wines on the) lees.
thereof all the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
shall wring them out
matsah  (maw-tsaw')
to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out -- suck, wring (out).
and drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams; It is well mixed, and He pours out of this; Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink down its dregs.

King James Bible
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For there is a cup in the LORD's hand, full of wine blended with spices, and He pours from it. All the wicked of the earth will drink, draining it to the dregs.

International Standard Version
For there is a cup in the hand of the LORD, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink.

NET Bible
For the LORD holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For a cup is in the hand of Lord Jehovah and it is full of a mixture of wine; he lets down the dregs from this to each; all the wicked of the Earth will drain his dregs and will drink them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A cup is in the LORD's hand. (Its foaming wine is thoroughly mixed with spices.) He will empty it, [and] all the wicked people on earth will have to drink every last drop.

King James 2000 Bible
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is fully mixed; and he pours out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them down, and drink them.
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