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Psalms 107:17

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

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אֱ֭וִלִיםevilimfoolאֱוִילadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH191(figuratively) sillyfool(-ish) (man).מִדֶּ֣רֶךְmiderekhfrom alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).פִּשְׁעָ֑םpishamrebellionפֶּשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rebellion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.וּֽ֝מֵעֲוֺֽנֹתֵיהֶ֗םumeaonoteyhemand from faultעָוֺןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and from fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.יִתְעַנּֽוּyitanvabase selfעָנָהverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abase self”, an unfinished actionH6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנ…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

World English Bible

Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

Darby Translation

Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀντελάβετο αὐτῶν ἐξ ὁδοῦ ἀνομίας αὐτῶν, διὰ γὰρ τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτῶν ἐταπεινώθησαν.