In Psalms 73 of Psalms .
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
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יָמִ֤יקוּ yamiqv be corrupt יָמִ֤יקוּ yamiqv be corrupt מוּק verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be corrupt”, an unfinished action H4167 to jeer, i.e. (intens.) blaspheme be corrupt. וִידַבְּר֣וּ vidabrv and speak וִידַבְּר֣וּ vidabrv and speak דָבַר conjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and speak”, an unfinished action H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. בְרָ֣ע vera in bad בְרָ֣ע vera in bad רַע preposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in bad”, the ordinary form H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery… עֹ֑שֶׁק osheq cruelly עֹ֑שֶׁק osheq cruelly עֹשֶׁק noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cruelly”, the ordinary form H6233 injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten). מִמָּר֥וֹם mimarom from above מִמָּר֥וֹם mimarom from above מָרוֹם preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from above”, the ordinary form H4791 altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward. יְדַבֵּֽרוּ ׃ yedaberv speak יְדַבֵּֽרוּ yedaberv speak דָבַר verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, an unfinished action H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
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American Standard Version (1901) They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
Young’s Literal Translation They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.
World English Bible They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
Darby Translation They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
Douay-Rheims They said in their heart, the whole kindred of them together: Let us abolish all the festival days of God from the land.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Διενοήθησαν, καὶ ἐλάλησαν ἐν πονηρίᾳ, ἀδικίαν εἰς τὸ ὕψος ἐλάλησαν.
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