King James Version

Psalms 59:7

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 59:8.

הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.יַבִּ֘יע֤וּןyabiunutterנָבַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “utter”, an unfinished actionH5042to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).בְּפִיהֶ֗םbefihemin edgeפֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…חֲ֭רָבוֹתcharavotknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑םbesiftoteyhemin languageשָׂפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מִ֥יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.שֹׁמֵֽעַshomeahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hear”, a verb used as a describing wordH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(59-8) Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they , doth hear?

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'

World English Bible

Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

Darby Translation

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?

Douay-Rheims

Save me with thy right hand, and hear me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(59-8) Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, say they , has heard?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἀποφθέγξονται ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαία ἐν τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτῶν, ὅτι τίς ἤκουσε;