Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. New Living Translation For he remembered that they were merely mortal, gone like a breath of wind that never returns. English Standard Version He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again. Berean Standard Bible He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. King James Bible For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. New King James Version For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again. New American Standard Bible So He remembered that they were only flesh, A wind that passes and does not return. NASB 1995 Thus He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passes and does not return. NASB 1977 Thus He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passes and does not return. Legacy Standard Bible Thus He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that goes and does not return. Amplified Bible For He [graciously] remembered that they were mere [human] flesh, A wind that goes and does not return. Christian Standard Bible He remembered that they were only flesh, a wind that passes and does not return. Holman Christian Standard Bible He remembered that they were only flesh, a wind that passes and does not return. American Standard Version And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. Contemporary English Version God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down. English Revised Version And he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. GOD'S WORD® Translation He remembered that they were only flesh and blood, a breeze that blows and does not return. Good News Translation He remembered that they were only mortal beings, like a wind that blows by and is gone. International Standard Version For he remembered that they were only flesh, a passing wind that doesn't return. Majority Standard Bible He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. NET Bible He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return. New Heart English Bible He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn't come again. Webster's Bible Translation For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. World English Bible He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He remembers that they [are] flesh, "" A wind going on—and it does not return. Young's Literal Translation And He remembereth that they are flesh, A wind going on -- and it returneth not. Smith's Literal Translation And he will remember that they are flesh; a spirit going and not turning back. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he remembered that they are flesh: a wind that goeth and returneth not. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible He remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passes on and does not return. New Revised Standard Version He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and does not come again. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passes away and comes not again. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He remembered that they were flesh, a wind that goes and does not return. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he remembered that they are flesh; a wind that passes away, and returns not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Open My Mouth in Parables…38And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath. 39He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. 40How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!… Cross References Genesis 6:3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.” Isaiah 57:16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made. Job 10:9 Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? Job 34:14-15 If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, / all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust. Psalm 103:14 For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust. Psalm 103:9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. Psalm 103:16 when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. Ecclesiastes 12:7 before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 7:18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 5:1-4 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ... Treasury of Scripture For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passes away, and comes not again. for he Psalm 103:14-16 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust… Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. a wind. Job 7:7,16 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good… James 4:14 Whereas 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. Jump to Previous Breath Breeze Flesh Kept Mind Passes Passeth Passing Quickly Remembered Remembereth Returneth WindJump to Next Breath Breeze Flesh Kept Mind Passes Passeth Passing Quickly Remembered Remembereth Returneth WindPsalm 78 1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient 67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David. He remembered The phrase "He remembered" signifies God's omniscience and His covenantal faithfulness. In the Hebrew context, the word "remember" (זָכַר, zakar) implies more than just recalling; it involves a commitment to action based on a prior promise or relationship. This reflects God's unwavering commitment to His people, despite their failures. It is a reminder of His grace and mercy, as He chooses to act in favor of His covenant with Israel, even when they are undeserving. that they were but flesh a passing breeze that does not return Maintained with food, retained with vile self-loathing; Then, weary of itself, away to nothing."-- QUARLES: Emblcms. Verse 39. - For he remembered that they were but flesh (comp. Genesis 6:3). Flesh is weak, erring, frail - "in us, that is, in our flesh, dwelleth no good thing" (Romans 7:17) - God, therefore, who had made them "flesh," had compassion on their weakness. A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again (comp. Job 7:7). Man is a mere passing breath - as light, as fleeting, as transitory - "a vapour that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away" (James 4:14).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He rememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּר (way·yiz·kōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male that כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they הֵ֑מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They were but flesh, בָשָׂ֣ר (ḇā·śār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man a passing ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk breeze ר֥וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit that does not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no return. יָשֽׁוּב׃ (yā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again Links Psalm 78:39 NIVPsalm 78:39 NLT Psalm 78:39 ESV Psalm 78:39 NASB Psalm 78:39 KJV Psalm 78:39 BibleApps.com Psalm 78:39 Biblia Paralela Psalm 78:39 Chinese Bible Psalm 78:39 French Bible Psalm 78:39 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 78:39 He remembered that they were but flesh (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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