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Psalms 120:4

120:3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? What shall be given: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall is profit thee? done: Heb. added
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Sharp: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper

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Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

120:5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

What does Psalms 120:4 mean?

Psalms 120:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁנַן (shânan), חֵץ (chêts), גִּבּוֹר (gibbôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

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Sharpשָׁנַןshânan/shaw-nan'/H8150to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
arrowsחֵץchêts/khayts/H2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear
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mighty,גִּבּוֹרgibbôwr/ghib-bore'/H1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
with
coalsגֶּחֶלgechel/geh'-khel/H1513an ember
of
juniper.רֶתֶםrethem/reh'-them/H7574the Spanish broom (from its pole-like stems)
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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 120:4.

Isaiah 5:28

Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

Proverbs 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Psalms 45:5

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

Psalms 64:3

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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What does Psalms 120:4 say?

Psalms 120:4 (King James Version) reads: "Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Sharp: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper"

Is Psalms 120:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 120:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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