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Psalm 39

Psa. 39:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Surely every man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
walketh
halak (Hebrew #1980)
a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
Pronounce: haw-lak'
Origin: akin to 3212
in τa vain show
tselem (Hebrew #6754)
a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
KJV usage: image, vain shew.
Pronounce: tseh'-lem
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shade
: surely they are disquieted
hamah (Hebrew #1993)
to make a loud sound like Engl. "hum"); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
KJV usage: clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.
Pronounce: haw-maw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1949)
in vain
hebel (Hebrew #1892)
from 1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
KJV usage: X altogether, vain, vanity.
Pronounce: heh'bel
Origin: or (rarely in the abs.) habel {hab-ale'}
: hex heapeth up
tsabar (Hebrew #6651)
to aggregate
KJV usage: gather (together), heap (up), lay up.
Pronounce: tsaw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
riches, and knoweth
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
not who shall gather
'acaph (Hebrew #622)
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
KJV usage: assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), X generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, X surely, take (away, into, up), X utterly, withdraw.
Pronounce: aw-saf'
Origin: a primitive root
them.
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an image.
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Eccl. 2:18• 18Yea, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. (Eccl. 2:18)
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Luke 12:20‑21• 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:20‑21)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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a vain shew.
Heb. an image.There is but the semblance of being:
he appeareth for a little, and then vanisheth.
1 Cor. 7:31• 31And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. (1 Cor. 7:31)
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James 4:14• 14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. (James 4:14)
surely.
Eccl. 1:14• 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. (Eccl. 1:14)
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Eccl. 2:17‑18,20‑21• 17Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
 18Yea, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
 20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun.
 21For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. (Eccl. 2:17‑18,20‑21)
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Eccl. 4:7‑8• 7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
 8There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. (Eccl. 4:7‑8)
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Eccl. 6:11‑12• 11Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
 12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? (Eccl. 6:11‑12)
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Eccl. 12:8,13• 8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
 13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. (Eccl. 12:8,13)
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Isa. 55:2• 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isa. 55:2)
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Luke 10:40‑42• 40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
 41And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
 42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. (Luke 10:40‑42)
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Luke 12:20‑21,29• 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
 29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. (Luke 12:20‑21,29)
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1 Peter 5:7• 7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
he heapeth.
Psa. 49:10‑11• 10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. (Psa. 49:10‑11)
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Job 27:16‑17• 16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
 17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. (Job 27:16‑17)
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Prov. 13:22• 22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. (Prov. 13:22)
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Prov. 23:5• 5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. (Prov. 23:5)
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Prov. 27:24• 24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? (Prov. 27:24)
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Eccl. 2:8,18‑21,26• 8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
 18Yea, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
 19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
 20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun.
 21For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
 26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. (Eccl. 2:8,18‑21,26)
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Eccl. 5:14• 14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. (Eccl. 5:14)
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Luke 12:20‑21• 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:20‑21)
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James 5:3• 3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. (James 5:3)
• Jehovah was correcting for iniquity. The believer in this world is a stranger, sojourning with God—for how long He alone can say. It does not depend on, nor is it to be vexed by, the bustling pretensions and arrogance of the wicked in their success. This would be to make ourselves of this world with a claim to something in it. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 37-39” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Verily, man walketh in a vain showb; verily they are disquieted in vainc; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "in an image (shadow)."
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Or "for vanity," as vers. 5,11. Job. 7.16.