Psalms 94:8

94:7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

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Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise?

94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

What does Psalms 94:8 mean?

Psalms 94:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בִּין (bîyn), בָּעַר (bâʻar), עַם (ʻam).

Hebrew interlinear

Understand,בִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

brutishבָּעַרbâʻar/baw-ar'/H1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish

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the

people:עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

and

fools,כְּסִילkᵉçîyl/kes-eel'/H3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

when

will

wise?שָׂכַלsâkal/saw-kal'/H7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:8.

Deuteronomy 32:29

O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

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What does Psalms 94:8 say?

Psalms 94:8 (King James Version) reads: "Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?"

Is Psalms 94:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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