Psalms 49:12
And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.This verse in the real world
In what words
- יְקָרyᵉqârvalue, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity
- מָשַׁלmâshalto liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the
- לוּןlûwnto stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense)
- בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ecc 3:18–21, Psa 39:5, Psa 49:20, Psa 82:7, Ecc 9:12, Jas 1:10–11, 1Pe 1:24