King James Version

Psalms 40:15

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 40:16.

יָ֭שֹׁמּוּyashomvmake amazedשָׁמֵםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “make amazed”, an unfinished actionH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.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,…עֵ֣קֶבeqevforעֵקֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “for”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6118a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of[idiom] because, by, end, for, if, reward.בָּשְׁתָּ֑םbashetamshameבֹּשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “shame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1322shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idolashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).הָאֹמְרִ֥יםhaomerimthe sayאָמַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לִ֝֗יlitoלִ֝֗יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהֶ֘אָ֥חheachahaהֶאָחparticle, interjection — “aha”H1889aha!ah, aha, ha.הֶאָֽחheachahaהֶאָחparticle, interjection — “aha”H1889aha!ah, aha, ha.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(40-16) Let them be appalled by reason of their shame that say unto me: 'Aha, aha.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.

Young’s Literal Translation

They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, 'Aha, aha.'

World English Bible

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”

Darby Translation

Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha!

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(40-16) Let them be appalled by reason of their shame that say unto me: 'Aha, aha.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let those that say to me, Aha, aha, quickly receive shame for their reward.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κομισάσθωσαν παραχρῆμα αἰσχύνην αὐτῶν, οἱ λέγοντές μοι, εὖγε, εὖγε.