NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon What profitbetsa` (beh'-tsah) plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) -- covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit. is there in my blood dam (dawm) blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood) when I go down yarad (yaw-rad') to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) to the pit shachath (shakh'-ath) a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction -- corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. Shall the dust `aphar (aw-fawr') dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish. praise yadah (yaw-daw') cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving). thee shall it declare nagad (naw-gad') to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise thy truth 'emeth (eh'-meth) stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? King James Bible What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? Holman Christian Standard Bible What gain is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your truth? International Standard Version "What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?" NET Bible "What profit is there in taking my life, in my descending into the Pit? Can the dust of the grave praise you? Can it declare your loyalty? Aramaic Bible in Plain English “What profit is there in my blood that I should descend to destruction? The dust does not give thanks to you, neither does it show your faithfulness. GOD'S WORD® Translation "How will you profit if my blood is shed, if I go into the pit? Will the dust [of my body] give thanks to you? Will it tell about your truth?" King James 2000 Bible What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? shall it declare your truth? Links Psalm 30:9Psalm 30:9 NIV Psalm 30:9 NLT Psalm 30:9 ESV Psalm 30:9 NASB Psalm 30:9 KJV |