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Psalms 37:36

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

KJV

But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

ASV

וַ֭/יַּֽעֲבֹר וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑/נּוּ וָֽ֝/אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗/הוּ וְ/לֹ֣א נִמְצָֽא

Hebrew

And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

YLT

But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 12:22 — And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
  • Dan 11:19 — Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
  • Exod 15:19 — For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the mi
  • Ezek 26:21 — I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 27:36 — The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
  • Isa 10:16 — Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
  • Isa 10:33 — Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
  • Job 7:8 — The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
  • Job 8:18 — If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
  • Job 20:9 — The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
  • Prov 29:16 — When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
  • Ps 37:10 — For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.