Psalm 37:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But the wickedרְשָׁעִ֨ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
will perish;יֹאבֵ֗דוּ
(yo·ve·du)
6: to perisha prim. root
And the enemies 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root
of the LORDיְ֭הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
will be like the gloryכִּיקַ֣ר
(ki·kar)
3368: precious, rare, splendid, weightyfrom yaqar
of the pastures,כָּרִ֑ים
(ka·rim;)
3733b: a pastureof uncertain derivation
They vanish--כָּל֖וּ
(ka·lu)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
like smokeבֶעָשָׁ֣ן
(ve·'a·shan)
6227: smokefrom an unused word
they vanishכָּֽלוּ׃
(ka·lu.)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
away. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
But the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
and the enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
shall be as the fat
yaqar  (yaw-kawr')
valuable (obj. or subj.) -- brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
of lambs
kar  (kar)
a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)
they shall consume
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
into smoke
`ashan  (aw-shawn')
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) -- smoke(-ing).
shall they consume away
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish-- like smoke they vanish away.

King James Bible
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the wicked will perish; the LORD's enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away-- they will fade away like smoke.

International Standard Version
Indeed, the wicked will perish. The LORD's enemies will be consumed like flowers in the fields. They will vanish like smoke.

NET Bible
But evil men will die; the LORD's enemies will be incinerated--they will go up in smoke.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the wicked perish and the fattened enemies of Lord Jehovah are finished and like smoke they disappear.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But wicked people will disappear. The LORD's enemies will vanish like the best part of a meadow. They will vanish like smoke.

King James 2000 Bible
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall vanish; into smoke shall they vanish away.
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