Psalms 59:14

59:13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

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At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

59:15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. for meat: Heb. to eat and grudge: or, if they be not satisfied, then they will stay all night

What does Psalms 59:14 mean?

Psalms 59:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֶרֶב (ʻereb), שׁוּב (shûwb), הָמָה (hâmâh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

eveningעֶרֶבʻereb/eh'-reb/H6153dusk

let

them

return;שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

and

let

them

make

noiseהָמָהhâmâh/haw-maw'/H1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor

dog,כֶּלֶבkeleb/keh'-leb/H3611a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute

and

round

aboutסָבַבçâbab/saw-bab'/H5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

the

city.עִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 59:14.

Genesis 19:4

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

Genesis 24:11

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that: Heb. that women who draw water go forth

Psalms 59:6

They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 59:14 say?

Psalms 59:14 (King James Version) reads: "And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city."

Is Psalms 59:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 59:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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