Ps. 37:20 in context
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Ps. 37:19      Ps. 37:21

Psalms 37:20

For the wicked (ungodly, evil) perish,
those who hate (the enemies of) the Lord (Yahweh).
Like the most precious meadows, they disappear,
they vanish into smoke.
[The eleventh Hebrew letter is: כ – Kaf. The character depicts a palm. It can symbolize generosity, by stretching out the hand to bless, but also to receive. In this verse, the word "For" begins with this letter and ties in with previous passages about how God satisfies despite times of famine. In the second line, which consists of five Hebrew words, four of them begin with the letter kaf; only "smoke" does not. The word can be interpreted as either "in smoke" or "like smoke," in which case it signifies the transience of the lives of the wicked. The word for "meadow" is the unusual Hebrew word "karim," probably chosen because it begins with k. One of the connections to previous paragraphs may be that fertile fields burn up, causing famine. The same theme continues in the next verse. It is in difficult times that people need to borrow and go into debt.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כִּי   רְשָׁעִים   יֹאבֵדוּ   וְאֹיְבֵי   יְהוָה   כִּיקַר   כָּרִים   כָּלוּ   בֶעָשָׁן   כָּלוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὅτι οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀπολοῦνται οἱ δὲ ἐχθροὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἅμα τῷ δοξασθῆναι αὐτοὺς καὶ ὑψωθῆναι ἐκλιπόντες ὡσεὶ καπνὸς ἐξέλιπον

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3588a
 כִּ֤י (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H7563
H9015
 רְשָׁעִ֨ים (reshaim)
׀
wicked
separate
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Aampa
H0006
 יֹאבֵ֗דוּ (jóvedvo)
 to perish
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H9002
H0341
 וְ (ve)
אֹיְבֵ֣י (ójevei)
 and
enemy
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

C
Vqrmpc
H3068
 יְ֭הוָה (jehvah)
 YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H9004
H3368
 כִּ (ki)
יקַ֣ר (jqar)
 like
precious
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Aabsc
H3733b
 כָּרִ֑ים (karim)
 pasture
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H3615
 כָּל֖וּ (kalo)
 to end
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H9003
H6227
 בֶ (ve)
עָשָׁ֣ן (ashan)
 in
smoke
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H3615
H9016
 כָּֽלוּ (kalo)
׃
to end
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp

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