Psalmen 55:21
(055-22) Seine Reden sind süß, aber Krieg hat er im Sinn. Seine Worte sind sanfter als Öl, aber doch gezückte Schwerter.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מַחֲמָאָהmachămâʼâhsomething buttery (i.e. unctuous and pleasant), as (figuratively) flattery
- קְרָבqᵉrâbhostile encounter
- רָכַךְrâkakto soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively
- חָלַקchâlaqto be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to appor
- שֶׁמֶןshemengrease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- לֵבlêbthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the in
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 57:4, Pro 5:3–4, Pro 26:28, Psa 28:3, Luk 20:20–21, Psa 64:3, Pro 26:24–26, Psa 12:2