Psalm 49:12
Strong's Lexicon
But a man,
וְאָדָ֣ם (wə·’ā·ḏām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

despite his wealth,
בִּ֭יקָר (bî·qār)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3366: 1) price, value, preciousness, honour, splendour, pomp 1a) preciousness 1b) price 1c) honour, esteem

cannot
בַּל־ (bal-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1077: 1) not, hardly, else

endure;
יָלִ֑ין (yā·lîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3885: 1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest or lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide 2) to grumble, complain, murmur 2a) (Niphal) to grumble 2b) (Hiphil) to complain, cause to grumble

he is like
נִמְשַׁ֖ל (nim·šal)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4911: 1) to represent, liken, be like 1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar 1b) (Hiphil) to compare 1c) (Hithpael) to become like 2) to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry 2a) (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb 2b) (Piel) to make a parable 2b1) maker of parables (participle)

the beasts
כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת (kab·bə·hê·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 929: 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts

that perish.
נִדְמֽוּ׃ (niḏ·mū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1820: 1) to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cease 1a2) to cause to cease, destroy 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

Young's Literal Translation
And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But despite his assets, man will not last; he is like the animals that perish.

New American Standard Bible
But man in [his] pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.

King James Bible
Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish.

New Living Translation
but their fame will not last. They will die, just like animals.

English Standard Version
Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.

New American Standard Bible
But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.

King James Bible
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But despite his assets, man will not last; he is like the animals that perish.

International Standard Version
But humanity cannot last, despite its conceit; it will pass away just like the animals.

NET Bible
but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

American Standard Version
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

English Revised Version
But man abideth not in honour: he is like the beasts that perish.

Young's Literal Translation
And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
















Cross References
Psalm 49:20
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Psalm 82:7
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Ecclesiastes 3:19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

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 49:11
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

Psalm 49:10
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 49:9
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

Psalm 49:13
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

Psalm 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Psalm 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
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