Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. Young's Literal Translation And they bend their tongue, their bow [is] a lie, And not for stedfastness have they been mighty in the land, For from evil unto evil they have gone forth, And Me they have not known, An affirmation of Jehovah! King James Bible And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. Hebrew “They bendוַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּ (way·yaḏ·rə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow their tongue לְשׁוֹנָם֙ (lə·šō·w·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3956: The tongue like their bows; קַשְׁתָּ֣ם (qaš·tām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris lies שֶׁ֔קֶר (še·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood instead of וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no truth לֶאֱמוּנָ֖ה (le·’ĕ·mū·nāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 530: Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity prevail גָּבְר֣וּ (gā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolently in the land, בָאָ֑רֶץ (ḇā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land for כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they proceed יָצָ֛אוּ (yā·ṣā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim from evil מֵרָעָ֨ה (mê·rā·‘āh) Preposition-m | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to evil, רָעָ֧ה ׀ (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil and they do not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no take Me into account,” יָדָ֖עוּ (yā·ḏā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |