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Psalm 107

Psa. 107:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Fools
'eviyl (Hebrew #191)
(figuratively) silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish) (man).
Pronounce: ev-eel'
Origin: from an unused root (meaning to be perverse)
because
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
q of their transgression
pesha` (Hebrew #6588)
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
KJV usage: rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
Pronounce: peh'-shah
Origin: from 6586
, and because of their iniquities
`avon (Hebrew #5771)
from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
KJV usage: fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Pronounce: aw-vone'
Origin: or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (7)) {aw-vone'}
, are afflicted
`anah (Hebrew #6031)
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
KJV usage: abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), speak (by mistake for 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI}), submit self, weaken, X in any wise.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root (possibly rather ident. with 6030{/SI}}}6030{/SI}}/SI}}6030}6030{/SI}{/SI} through the idea of looking down or browbeating)
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Psa. 38:3,5• 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger;{HR}There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
 5My wounds have stunk;{HR}They have consumed away because of my folly. (Psa. 38:3,5)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Fools.This is the third comparison; the captives being compared to persons in a dangerous malady, as the consequences of their own sins.
Psa. 14:1• 1To the chief musician, by David.{HR}The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.{HR}They have acted corruptly, they have acted abominably [in] work;{HR}There is none doing good. (Psa. 14:1)
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Psa. 92:6• 6A brutish man knoweth not,{HR}And a fool doth not understand this. (Psa. 92:6)
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Prov. 1:22• 22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness,{HR}And scorners delight them in scorning,{HR}And fools hate wisdom? (Prov. 1:22)
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Prov. 7:7,22• 7I discerned among the sons,{HR}A young man void of understanding,
 22He goeth after suddenly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,{HR}And as in fetters to his correction the fool; (Prov. 7:7,22)
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Psa. 38:1‑8• 1A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance.{HR}O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger,{HR}Nor chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
 2For thine arrows have entered into me,{HR}And thy hand hath come down upon me.
 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger;{HR}There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
 4For mine iniquities have passed over my head;{HR}As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
 5My wounds have stunk;{HR}They have consumed away because of my folly.
 6I have been bowed down,{HR}I have been brought low to the utmost,{HR}All the day have I walked mourning.
 7For my loins are filled with burning,{HR}And there is no soundness in my flesh.
 8I have been feeble and broken to the uttermost;{HR}I have groaned because of the groaning of my heart. (Psa. 38:1‑8)
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Num. 11:33‑34• 33The flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the wrath of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
 34And they called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah; because there they buried the people who lusted. (Num. 11:33‑34)
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Num. 12:10‑13• 10and the cloud departed from off the tent. And behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
 11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
 12Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
 13And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. (Num. 12:10‑13)
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Num. 21:5‑9• 5and the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread.
 6And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
 7And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, in that we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee: pray to Jehovah that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
 8And Jehovah said to Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
 9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. (Num. 21:5‑9)
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Isa. 57:17‑18• 17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
 18I have seen his ways and will heal him; and I will lead him, and will restore comforts to him and to those of his that mourn. (Isa. 57:17‑18)
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Jer. 2:19• 19Thine own wickedness chastiseth thee, and thy backslidings reprove thee: know then and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. (Jer. 2:19)
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Lam. 3:39• 39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? (Lam. 3:39)
• (vv. 17-22) Thirdly, because of their folly and transgressions, men may be afflicted in body, so that they draw nigh to death. (“Psalm 107” by H. Smith)
• Thirdly, they are viewed as fools dying for the want of knowledge, but again having cried to the Lord He raised them up and healed them (vs. 17-22). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;

W. Kelly Translation

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Fools, by [the] way of their transgression,{HR}And by their iniquities, are afflicted,