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they rebelled and suffered for their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Ignorant fools, because of their way of transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their sins, were afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of you had foolishly committed a lot of sins and were in terrible pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Fools suffered because of their disobedience and because of their crimes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some were fools, suffering because of their sins and because of their evil; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Fools, by means of their transgression, "" And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Being turned away from the way of their transgression, they will be humbled from their iniquities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He took them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were brought low for their injustices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:17>He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some fell sick from their wicked ways, afflicted because of their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He helped them out of the way of their sins, he relieved them of their afflictions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He helped them from the way of their sins and they were humbled by their evils.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Crazed because of the way of their transgression, And afflicted because of their iniquities--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13705" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/191.htm" title="191: ’ĕ·wi·lîm (N-mp) -- Foolish. From an unused root; silly.">Fools,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">in their rebellious</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: mid·de·reḵ (Prep-m:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">ways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·hem (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">and through their iniquities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: yiṯ·‘an·nū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">suffered affliction.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></span><br />We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-22</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">1 Corinthians 1:18-21</a></span><br />For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. / For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-3</a></span><br />And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24-25</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” / For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-3.htm">Job 5:3-4</a></span><br />I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. / His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-27.htm">Job 33:27-28</a></span><br />Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. / He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Isaiah 44:20</a></span><br />He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Jeremiah 10:8</a></span><br />But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17-19</a></span><br />Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death! / I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.</p><p class="hdg">fools.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. The fool hath said in his heart, <i>There is</i> no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, <i>there is</i> none that doeth good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-6.htm">Psalm 92:6</a></b></br> A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Proverbs 1:22</a></b></br> How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1-8</a></b></br> A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Numbers 11:33,34</a></b></br> And while the flesh <i>was</i> yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Numbers 12:10-13</a></b></br> And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam <i>became</i> leprous, <i>white</i> as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, <i>she was</i> leprous… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/94-5.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Crazed</a> <a href="/psalms/59-3.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/49-7.htm">Means</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/105-14.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/89-32.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/103-7.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/107-39.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Crazed</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-19.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Means</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-12.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-13.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/psalms/107-34.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-19.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/psalms/114-7.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/109-14.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 107</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Over travelers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Over captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Over sick men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Over sailors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">And in diverse varieties of life.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/107.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Fools</b><br />The term "fools" in this context is derived from the Hebrew word "כְּסִילִים" (kesilim), which often refers to those who are morally deficient rather than intellectually lacking. In the wisdom literature of the Bible, a fool is someone who rejects God's wisdom and guidance, choosing instead to follow their own flawed understanding. This word sets the stage for the verse by identifying the individuals who have strayed from God's path, emphasizing the spiritual and moral dimensions of folly.<p><b>in their rebellious ways</b><br />The phrase "in their rebellious ways" highlights the deliberate nature of the actions taken by these individuals. The Hebrew root "פָּשַׁע" (pasha) conveys a sense of willful transgression and defiance against divine authority. This rebellion is not merely a passive drifting away but an active choice to oppose God's commandments. Historically, Israel's repeated cycles of rebellion and repentance serve as a backdrop, illustrating the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>and through their iniquities</b><br />"Iniquities" comes from the Hebrew word "עֲוֹנוֹת" (avonot), which refers to moral perversity and guilt. This term underscores the depth of their wrongdoing, suggesting a pattern of sin that has become ingrained in their lives. Theologically, iniquity is more than just an isolated act; it is a condition of the heart that leads to separation from God. The Bible consistently warns of the destructive power of iniquity, urging believers to seek forgiveness and restoration.<p><b>were afflicted</b><br />The word "afflicted" is translated from the Hebrew "עֻנּוּ" (unnu), indicating suffering or distress that comes as a consequence of one's actions. This affliction is not merely punitive but serves as a corrective measure intended to bring the individual back to a right relationship with God. Throughout scripture, God uses affliction as a tool for discipline, aiming to awaken the sinner to their need for repentance and divine mercy. The historical context of Israel's exile and suffering due to disobedience provides a vivid illustration of this principle.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/107.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17-22) The sick.<p>(17) <span class= "bld">Fools</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, <span class= "ital">infatuated in wickedness. </span>(Comp. the noun foolishness in <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm" title="My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.">Psalm 38:5</a> with the same ethical sense; and comp. <a href="/job/5-3.htm" title="I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.">Job 5:3</a> and the frequent connection of folly with sin in the book of Proverbs.) Another Hebrew word is used in the same way (<a href="/psalms/14-1.htm" title="The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.">Psalm 14:1</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Because of their transgressions.</span>--Better more literally, <span class= "ital">because of way of transgression, </span>or, <span class= "ital">their course of sin, </span>indicating a settled habit.<p><span class= "bld">Are afflicted . . .</span>--Properly, <span class= "ital">brought </span>(or <span class= "ital">bring</span>)<span class= "ital"> affliction on themselves. </span>LXX. and Vulgate, "were humbled;" and some understand "afflict themselves"--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>grieve for their sins. This would explain the distaste for food in the next verse equally well as actual sickness. But the analogy of the other stanzas is not in favour of indicating repentance before the emphatic "then they cry," <span class= "ital">&c.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17-22.</span> - A third class of persons under God's displeasure are punished by grievous sickness, and brought to the very verge of the grave. They, too, in many cases, turn to God, and, "crying to him," are delivered from their peril. It is for them, under such circumstances, to make a return by means of praise and thanks giving. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.</span> Some read <span class="hebrew">חולִים</span>, "sick men," for <span class="hebrew">ךאוִלִים</span>, "fools," here. But the change is not necessary. Folly and sin are regarded as two aspects of the same moral condition by the sacred writers, and sickness is spoken of as an ordinary punishment for them (<a href="/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17-22</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">2 Kings 5:27</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">2 Chronicles 21:15</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-19</a>; <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Fools,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭וִלִים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·wi·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foolish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their rebellious</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ways,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mid·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and through their iniquities,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽ֝מֵעֲוֺֽנֹתֵיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">suffered affliction.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְעַנּֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·‘an·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>