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Psalms 94:4

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

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יַבִּ֣יעוּyabivutterנָבַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).יְדַבְּר֣וּyedabrvspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, 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.עָתָ֑קataqarrogancyעָתָקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “arrogancy”, the ordinary formH6277impudentarrogancy, grievous (hard) things, stiff.יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּyitamrvsayאָמַרverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to 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…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).פֹּ֥עֲלֵיpoaledoפָּעַלverb, qal, participle, construct — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).אָֽוֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

Young’s Literal Translation

They utter — they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.

World English Bible

They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

Darby Translation

[How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Douay-Rheims

For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak so .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φθέγξονται καὶ λαλήσουσιν ἀδικίαν, λαλήσουσι πάντες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν.