King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Complete Jewish Bible:
May desert-dwellers bow before him; may his enemies lick the dust.
Berean Standard Bible:
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
American Standard Version:
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
They that dwell in the wilderness{H6728} shall bow{H3766}{H8799)} before{H6440} him; and his enemies{H341}{H8802)} shall lick{H3897}{H8762)} the dust{H6083}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Isaiah 49:23
- And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
Micah 7:17
- They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
Psalms 21:8
- Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Psalms 21:9
- Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Isaiah 35:1
- ¶ The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Isaiah 35:2
- It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God.
Psalms 110:1
- ¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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Commentary for Psalms 72:9
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6728
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צִיִּי
Transliteration: tsîyîy
Pronunciation: tsee-ee'
Description: from the same as צִיָּה; a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beast; wild beast of the desert, that dwell in (inhabiting) the wilderness. - Strong's Number: H3766
There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כָּרַע
Transliteration: kâraʻ
Pronunciation: kaw-rah'
Description: a primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate; bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very. - Strong's Number: H6440
There are 1890 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פָּנִים
Transliteration: pânîym
Pronunciation: paw-neem'
Description: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you. - Strong's Number: H341
There are 481 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֹיֵב
Transliteration: ʼôyêb
Pronunciation: o-yabe'
Description: or (fully) אוֹיֵב; active participle of אָיַב; hating; an adversary; enemy, foe. - Strong's Number: H3897
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָחַךְ
Transliteration: lâchak
Pronunciation: law-khak'
Description: a primitive root; to lick; lick (up). - Strong's Number: H6083
There are 103 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָפָר
Transliteration: ʻâphâr
Pronunciation: aw-fawr'
Description: from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.