Psalm 141:7
Strong's Lexicon
As when
כְּמ֤וֹ (kə·mōw)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 3644: adv 1) like, as, the like of which conj 2) when, according as, as it were

one plows
פֹלֵ֣חַ (p̄ō·lê·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6398: 1) to cleave, slice 1a) (Qal) to cleave, plow 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cleave open or through 1b2) to cause to cleave open 1b3) to slice, pierce

and breaks up
וּבֹקֵ֣עַ (ū·ḇō·qê·a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1234: 1) to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cleave, cleave open 1a2) to break through, break into 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open 1b2) to be broken into 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open 1c2) to break through, break down 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open 1d2) to be rent 1d3) to be broken into 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to break into 1e2) to break through 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder

the soil,
בָּאָ֑רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

so our bones
עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ (‘ă·ṣā·mê·nū)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6106: 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self

have been scattered
נִפְזְר֥וּ (nip̄·zə·rū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6340: 1) to scatter, disperse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to scatter 1a2) scattered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered 1c) (Piel) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be scattered

at the mouth
לְפִ֣י (lə·p̄î)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

of Sheol.
שְׁאֽוֹל׃ (šə·’ō·wl)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7585: 1) sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit 1a) the underworld 1b) Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead 1b1) place of no return 1b2) without praise of God 1b3) wicked sent there for punishment 1b4) righteous not abandoned to it 1b5) of the place of exile (fig) 1b6) of extreme degradation in sin

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Young's Literal Translation
As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As when one plows and breaks up the soil,turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

New American Standard Bible
As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

King James Bible
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They will say, "As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave."

New Living Translation
Like rocks brought up by a plow, the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.

English Standard Version
As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

New American Standard Bible
As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

King James Bible
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

International Standard Version
Just as one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered near the entrance to the place of the dead.

NET Bible
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

American Standard Version
As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

English Revised Version
As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.
















Cross References
Numbers 16:32
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

Numbers 16:33
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

Psalm 53:5
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Psalm 69:15
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Psalm 88:3
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

Psalm 129:3
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Ezekiel 37:11
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 141:6
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Psalm 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
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