Psalms 83:16
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
KJV
Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
ASV
כֵּ֭ן תִּרְדְּפֵ֣/ם בְּ/סַעֲרֶ֑/ךָ וּ/בְ/סוּפָתְ/ךָ֥ תְבַהֲלֵֽ/ם
Hebrew
Fill their faces with shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.
YLT
Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הוּ
hv
verb · 38×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
ם
m
verb · 144×
סְעָרָ֖ה
s'rh
noun · 26×
סוּפָֽה
svph
noun · 16×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 13.—That in Adam’s Sin an Evil Will Preceded the Evil Act. Our first parents fell into open disobedience because already they were secretly corrupted; for the evil act had never been done had not an evil will preceded it. And what is the origin of our evil will but pride? For “pride is the beginning of sin.”729729 Ecclus. x. 13. And what is pride but the craving for und…
Cross-references
- 2Thess 3:14 — And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
- Ps 6:10 — Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
- Ps 34:5 — They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
- Ps 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.