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Psalms 107:40

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

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שֹׁפֵ֣ךְshofekhecastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.בּ֭וּזbuzcontemptבּוּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “contempt”, the ordinary formH937disrespectcontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נְדִיבִ֑יםnedivimfreeנָדִיבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “free”, the ordinary formH5081properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvayatemand deceiveתָּעָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and deceive”, the next action in the storyH8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.בְּתֹ֣הוּbetohvin vainתֹּהוּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in vain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8414a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vainconfusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…דָֽרֶךְdarekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “along”, the ordinary formH1870a 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

Young’s Literal Translation

He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy — no way.

World English Bible

He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

Darby Translation

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξεχύθη ἐξουδένωσις ἐπʼ ἄρχοντας αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπλάνησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ἀβάτῳ καὶ οὐχ ὁδῷ.