Saame 139:11
Kapau te u pehē, Ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻufiʻufi au ʻe he poʻuli; ʻe hoko ʻae pō foki ko e maama ʻo takatakai ʻiate au.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שׁוּףshûwphproperly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm
- חֹשֶׁךְchôshekthe dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance,
- אוֹרʼôwrillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- לַיִלlayilproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Job 12:22, Jer 23:24, Psa 94:7, Psa 10:11–13, Job 22:12–14, Isa 29:15