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Psalms 81:15

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 81:16.

מְשַׂנְאֵ֣יmesanehateשָׂנֵאverb, piel, participle, construct — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יְכַֽחֲשׁוּyekhachashvfailכָּחַשׁverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fail”, an unfinished actionH3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוִיהִ֖יvihiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עִתָּ֣םitamwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לְעוֹלָֽםleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(81-16) The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; and their punishment should endure for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is — to the age.

World English Bible

The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

Darby Translation

The haters of Jehovah would have come cringing unto him; but their time would have been for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(81-16) The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; and their punishment should endure for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord's enemies should have lied to him: but their time shall be for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ ἐχθροὶ Κυρίου ἐψεύσαντο αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔσται ὁ καιρὸς αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,