King James Version

Psalms 83:17

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 83:18.

יֵבֹ֖שׁוּyevoshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.וְיִבָּהֲל֥וּveyibahalvand be affrightedבָּהַלconjunction, verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be affrighted”, an unfinished actionH926to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiouslybe (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.עֲדֵיadeeternityעַדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “eternity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, [phrase] world without end.עַ֗דadevenעַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “even”, the ordinary formH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.וְֽיַחְפְּר֥וּveyachpervand be ashamedחָפֵרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be ashamed”, an unfinished actionH2659to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproachbe ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.וְיֹאבֵֽדוּveyovedvand destroyאָבַדconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and 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)

(83-18) Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; yea, let them be abashed and perish;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;

Young’s Literal Translation

They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

World English Bible

Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;

Darby Translation

Let them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(83-18) Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; yea, let them be abashed and perish;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yea, let them be confounded and destroyed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἰσχυνθήτωσαν καὶ ταραχθήτωσαν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, καὶ ἐντραπήτωσαν καὶ ἀπολέσθωσαν.