Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? New Living Translation Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on? English Standard Version Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? Berean Standard Bible Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? King James Bible Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? New King James Version Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise? New American Standard Bible Pay attention, you stupid ones among the people; And when will you understand, foolish ones? NASB 1995 Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones? NASB 1977 Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones? Legacy Standard Bible Discern, you senseless among the people; And when will you have insight, you fools? Amplified Bible Consider thoughtfully, you senseless (stupid ones) among the people; And you [dull-minded] fools, when will you become wise and understand? Christian Standard Bible Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise? Holman Christian Standard Bible Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise? American Standard Version Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Be wise, fools of the people! Idiots! How long will you not understand? Brenton Septuagint Translation Understand now, ye simple among the people; and ye fools, at length be wise. Contemporary English Version Can't you fools see? Won't you ever learn? Douay-Rheims Bible Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last. English Revised Version Consider, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? GOD'S WORD® Translation Pay attention, you stupid people! When will you become wise, you fools? Good News Translation My people, how can you be such stupid fools? When will you ever learn? International Standard Version Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise? JPS Tanakh 1917 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye understand? Literal Standard Version Consider, you brutish among the people, | And you foolish, when do you act wisely? Majority Standard Bible Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? New American Bible Understand, you stupid people! You fools, when will you be wise? NET Bible Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand? New Revised Standard Version Understand, O dullest of the people; fools, when will you be wise? New Heart English Bible Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise? Webster's Bible Translation Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? World English Bible Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise? Young's Literal Translation Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Will Not Forget His People…7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.” 8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? 9He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?… Cross References Psalm 36:3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. Psalm 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. Psalm 92:6 A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, Treasury of Scripture Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise? brutish Psalm 49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. Psalm 73:22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Psalm 92:6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. fools Deuteronomy 32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! Proverbs 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Proverbs 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Jump to Previous Act Brutish Consider Foolish Fools Heed Mind Ones Pay Senseless Stupid Understand Wisdom Wise Wisely WordsJump to Next Act Brutish Consider Foolish Fools Heed Mind Ones Pay Senseless Stupid Understand Wisdom Wise Wisely WordsPsalm 94 1. The prophet, calling for justice, complains of tyranny and impiety.8. He teaches God's providence 12. He shows the blessedness of affliction 16. God is the defender of the afflicted. (8-10) The reality of a Divine Providence is proved both from nature and history--from the physical constitution of man and the moral government of the world. The psalmist's question is as powerful against modern atheism, under whatever philosophy it shelters itself, as against that of his day. Whatever the source of physical life or moral sense, their existence proves the prior existence of an original mind and will.Verses 8-11. - The appeal to Israel. The oppressors thought that their conduct would not be observed by God, or would not be taken into account. The psalmist appeals to them not to be so brutish and foolish (ver. 8), and argues, from the first principles of natural theology, that God must see and hear (ver. 9). If he chastises the heathen, why should he not also punish them (ver. 10)? Verse 8. - Understand, ye brutish among the people (comp. Psalm 92:6). That there were among God's people some so "brutish" as to suppose that God either did not see or did not regard their misdoings, appears also from Psalm 10:11, 13. And ye fools, when will ye be wise? When will ye put away your folly, and allow Wisdom to enter into your hearts? She is always crying in the streets: when will ye consent to listen (comp. Proverbs 1:20-23)? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Take notice,בִּ֭ינוּ (bî·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand O senseless בֹּעֲרִ֣ים (bō·‘ă·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish among the people! בָּעָ֑ם (bā·‘ām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock O fools, וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים (ū·ḵə·sî·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool when מָתַ֥י (mā·ṯay) Interrogative Strong's 4970: Extent, when will you be wise? תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ (taś·kî·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent Links Psalm 94:8 NIVPsalm 94:8 NLT Psalm 94:8 ESV Psalm 94:8 NASB Psalm 94:8 KJV Psalm 94:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 94:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 94:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 94:8 French Bible Psalm 94:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 94:8 Consider you senseless among the people (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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