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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• 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Rev. 22:15)
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John 20:25‑27• 25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
 26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
 27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. (John 20:25‑27)

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Ministry on This Verse

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dogs.
Psa. 22:1• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.>> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? (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 darling from the power of the dog. (Psa. 22:20)
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Psa. 59:6,14• 6They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
 14And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise 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 unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. (Matt. 7:6)
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Phil. 3:2• 2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. (Phil. 3:2)
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Rev. 22:15• 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Rev. 22:15)
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Luke 11:53‑54• 53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
 54Laying wait for 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 assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and 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; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. (Jer. 12:6)
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Matt. 26:57• 57And they that had laid hold on 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 hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
 17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
 18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
 19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
 20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. (Mark 15:16‑20)
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Luke 22:63‑71• 63And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
 64And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
 65And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
 66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
 67Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
 68And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
 69Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
 70Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
 71And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. (Luke 22:63‑71)
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Luke 23:4‑5,10‑11• 4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
 5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
 10And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
 11And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. (Luke 23:4‑5,10‑11)
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Luke 23:23• 23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and 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 upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his 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 they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. (Matt. 27:35)
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Mark 15:24• 24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. (Mark 15:24)
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Luke 23:33• 33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. (Luke 23:33)
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John 19:23,37• 23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
 37And again another scripture saith, 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 unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
 27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, 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.