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Psalms 94:9

94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

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He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

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

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

94:10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

What does Psalms 94:9 mean?

Psalms 94:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָטַע (nâṭaʻ), אֹזֶן (ʼôzen), שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ).

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that
plantedנָטַעnâṭaʻ/naw-tah'/H5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
the
ear,אֹזֶןʼôzen/o'-zen/H241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
shall
he
not
hear?שָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
he
that
formedיָצַרyâtsar/yaw-tsar'/H3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
the
eye,עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
shall
he
not
see?נָבַטnâbaṭ/naw-bat'/H5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:9.

Genesis 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 21:12

And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Genesis 23:11

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Genesis 23:13

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

Genesis 23:16

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

Genesis 24:30

And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

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What does Psalms 94:9 say?

Psalms 94:9 (King James Version) reads: "He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?"

Is Psalms 94:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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