Psalms 109:10

109:9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

KJV

Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

109:11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

What does Psalms 109:10 mean?

Psalms 109:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), נוּעַ (nûwaʻ), שָׁאַל (shâʼal).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

his

childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

continuallyנוּעַnûwaʻ/noo'-ah/H5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

vagabonds,נוּעַnûwaʻ/noo'-ah/H5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

and

beg:שָׁאַלshâʼal/shaw-al'/H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

let

them

seekדָּרַשׁdârash/daw-rash'/H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

their

bread

also

out

their

desolate

places.חׇרְבָּהchorbâh/khor-baw'/H2723properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:10.

Deuteronomy 13:14

Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;

Deuteronomy 18:11

Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 109:10 say?

Psalms 109:10 (King James Version) reads: "Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places."

Is Psalms 109:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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