Psalms 78:39
For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
For he remembred that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and commeth not againe.
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- Genesis 6:3Rank 1 from verse 39
- James 4:14Rank 2 from verse 39
14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
14Whereas yee know not what shalbe on the morow: *for what is your life? ‖It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and then vanisheth away.
- Psalms 103:14–16Rank 6 from verse 39
14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
14For he knoweth our frame: hee remembreth that we are dust.
15 As for man, his dayes are as grasse: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16†For the winde passeth ouer it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
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Psalms 78:39
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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remembered
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remember. Sense 1: To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. Sense 2: To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. Sense 3: To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.
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Third-person singular present form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
38But hee being full of compassion, forgaue their iniquity, and destroyed them not; yea many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stirre vp all his wrath.
39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
39For he remembred that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and commeth not againe.
Selected passage40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
40‖How oft did they prouoke him in the wildernesse: and grieue him in the desert?