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Psalm 22

Psa. 22:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For dogs
keleb (Hebrew #3611)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
KJV usage: dog.
Pronounce: keh'-leb
Origin: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack
d have compassed
cabab (Hebrew #5437)
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
KJV usage: bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, X whirl, X round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, X circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, X on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
Pronounce: saw-bab'
Origin: a primitive root
me: the assembly
`edah (Hebrew #5712)
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
KJV usage: assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare 5713.
Pronounce: ay-daw'
Origin: feminine of 5707 in the original sense of fixture
of the wicked
ra`a` (Hebrew #7489)
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
KJV usage: afflict, associate selves (by mistake for 7462), break (down, in pieces), + displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for 7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, X indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.
Pronounce: raw-ah'
Origin: a primitive root
have inclosed
naqaph (Hebrew #5362)
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
KJV usage: compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.
Pronounce: naw-kaf'
Origin: a primitive root
me: theye pierced
'ariy (Hebrew #738)
from 717 (in the sense of violence); a lion
KJV usage: (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
Pronounce: ar-ee'
Origin: or (prolonged) earyeh {ar-yay'}
karah (Hebrew #3738)
properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
KJV usage: dig, X make (a banquet), open.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
my hands
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
and my feet
regel (Hebrew #7272)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda
KJV usage: X be able to endure, X according as, X after, X coming, X follow, ((broken-))foot((-ed, -stool)), X great toe, X haunt, X journey, leg, + piss, + possession, time.
Pronounce: reh'-gel
Origin: from 7270
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Rev. 22:15• 15Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie. (Rev. 22:15)
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John 20:25‑27• 25The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.
 26And eight days after, his disciples were again within, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst and said, Peace be to you.
 27Then he says to Thomas, Bring thy finger here and see my hands; and bring thy hand and put it into my side; and be not unbelieving, but believing. (John 20:25‑27)

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Ministry on This Verse

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dogs.
Psa. 22:1• 1To the chief Musician. Upon Aijeleth-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My *God, my *God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning? (Psa. 22:1)
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Psa. 22•  (Psa. 22)
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Psa. 22:20• 20Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog; (Psa. 22:20)
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Psa. 59:6,14• 6They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city:
 14And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city. (Psa. 59:6,14)
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Matt. 7:6• 6Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you. (Matt. 7:6)
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Phil. 3:2• 2See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision. (Phil. 3:2)
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Rev. 22:15• 15Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie. (Rev. 22:15)
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Luke 11:53‑54• 53And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;
 54watching him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. (Luke 11:53‑54)
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Psa. 86:14• 14O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assembly of the violent seek after my soul, and they have not set thee before them. (Psa. 86:14)
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Jer. 12:6• 6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak good words unto thee. (Jer. 12:6)
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Matt. 26:57• 57Now they that had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. (Matt. 26:57)
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Mark 15:16‑20• 16And the soldiers led him away into the court which is called the praetorium, and they call together the whole band.
 17And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.
 18And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
 19And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.
 20And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him. (Mark 15:16‑20)
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Luke 22:63‑71• 63And the men who held him mocked him, beating him;
 64and covering him up, asked him saying, Prophesy, who is it that struck thee?
 65And they said many other injurious things to him.
 66And when it was day, the elderhood of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, were gathered together, and led him into their council, saying,
 67If *thou* art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not at all believe;
 68and if I should ask you, ye would not answer me at all, nor let me go;
 69but henceforth shall the Son of man be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.
 70And they all said, *Thou* then art the Son of God? And he said to them, *Ye* say that I am.
 71And they said, What need have we any more of witness, for we have heard ourselves out of his mouth? (Luke 22:63‑71)
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Luke 23:4‑5,10‑11• 4And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no guilt in this man.
 5But they insisted, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee even on to here.
 10And the chief priests and the scribes stood and accused him violently.
 11And Herod with his troops having set him at nought and mocked him, having put a splendid robe upon him, sent him back to Pilate. (Luke 23:4‑5,10‑11)
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Luke 23:23• 23But they were urgent with loud voices, begging that he might be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed. (Luke 23:23)
they pierced.The textual reading is {kaäri,} "as a lion my hands and feet;" but several MSS., read {kâroo,} and others {karoo} in the margin, which affords the reading adopted by our translators. So the LXX. [oryxan cheiras mou kai podas,] so also the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic; and as all the Evangelists so quote the passage, and apply it to the crucifixion of Christ, there seems scarcely the shadow of a doubt that this is the genuine reading; especially when it is considered, that the other contains no sense at all.
The whole difference lies between [vâv] {wav} and [yôwd,] {yood,} which might easily be mistaken for each other.
Zech. 12:10• 10And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look on me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. (Zech. 12:10)
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Matt. 27:35• 35And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst themselves, casting lots. (Matt. 27:35)
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Mark 15:24• 24And having crucified him, they part his clothes amongst themselves, casting lots on them, what each one should take. (Mark 15:24)
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Luke 23:33• 33And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left. (Luke 23:33)
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John 19:23,37• 23The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothes, and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and the body-coat; but the body-coat was seamless, woven through the whole from the top.
 37And again another scripture says, They shall look on him whom they pierced. (John 19:23,37)
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John 20:25,27• 25The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.
 27Then he says to Thomas, Bring thy finger here and see my hands; and bring thy hand and put it into my side; and be not unbelieving, but believing. (John 20:25,27)
• There was the manifestation of the character of men, when, through His own giving Himself up, He was in their power. Dogs encompassed him—creatures without heart or conscience—without shame or feeling, whose pleasure was in the shame of another, and in insults offered to Him who made no resistance, in outrages to the righteous. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 22-24” by J.N. Darby)
• In verses 16-20, the Gentile opposition to Christ is seen. (“Psalms 21” by H. Smith)
• Like dogs, acting without heart or conscience, they deliver to death One whom they own to be innocent. (“Psalms 21” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.