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Proverbs 2:22 — King James Version← Study notes

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.


Proverbs 2:22Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 2:226 words
HebrewMeaning
וּ֭/רְשָׁעִיםwrəšāʿiym
and wicked peopleconjH7563
condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong
מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץmēʾereṣ
from the landpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
יִכָּרֵ֑תוּyikārētw
they will be cut offverbH3772
be con- ate · covenant · cut (down · off) ···
וּ֝/בוֹגְדִ֗יםwbwōgədiym
and treacherous peopleconjH898
unfaithfully) · offend · transgress · treacherous (dealer ···
יִסְּח֥וּyisəḥw
they will be torn awayverbH5255
pluck · root
מִמֶּֽ/נָּהmimenāh
from itpronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Chiara RussoNote1mo ago
Strength in weakness - Proverbs 2
The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting....
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