Psalms 106:39

106:38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

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Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

106:40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

What does Psalms 106:39 mean?

Psalms 106:39 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ), מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh), זָנָה (zânâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Thus

were

they

defiledטָמֵאṭâmêʼ/taw-may'/H2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

with

their

own

works,מַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăseh/mah-as-eh'/H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

and

went

whoringזָנָהzânâh/zaw-naw'/H2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)

with

their

own

inventions.מַעֲלָלmaʻălâl/mah-al-awl'/H4611an act (good or bad)

Topics

Desert, Journey of Israel Through The Idolatry

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What does Psalms 106:39 say?

Psalms 106:39 (King James Version) reads: "Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions."

Is Psalms 106:39 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:39 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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