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Psalms 112:10

The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

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רָ֘שָׁ֤עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִרְאֶ֨הyirehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וְכָעָ֗סvekhaasand be angryכַּעַסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be angry”, a completed action in a sequenceH3707to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignantbe angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.שִׁנָּ֣יוshinayvivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ivory”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.יַחֲרֹ֣קyacharoqgnashחָרַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gnash”, an unfinished actionH2786to grate the teethgnash.וְנָמָ֑סvenamasand faintמָסַסconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and faint”, a completed action in a sequenceH4549to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, [idiom] utterly.תַּאֲוַ֖תtaavatdaintyתַּאֲוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “dainty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8378a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914 (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה).רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תֹּאבֵֽדtoveddestroyאָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wicked shall see it, and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away; the desire of the wicked shall perish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!

World English Bible

The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.

Darby Translation

The wicked [man] shall see [it] and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wicked shall see it, and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away; the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sinner shall see and be angry, he shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the sinner shall perish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἁμαρτωλὸς ὄψεται καὶ ὀργισθήσεται, τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ βρύξει καὶ τακήσεται· ἐπιθυμία ἁμαρτωλοῦ ἀπολεῖται.