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href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/48.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By the east wind you shattered the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>As when</i> You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />With the east wind You smash the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />With the east wind Thou dost break the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />With the east wind You shattered the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />or like seagoing ships wrecked by eastern winds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />With the east wind you smash the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />like ships tossing in a furious storm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />With an east wind you shatter the large ships. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />With an east wind thou wilt break the ships of Tarshish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 47:8>With a vehement spirit, you will crush the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />as when an east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />With a violent storm, the ships of Tarshish shall be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />With a mighty wind the ships of Tarshish will be broken.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/48-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5657" 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/48.htm">Broken Bondage</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: bə·rū·aḥ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">With a wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: qā·ḏîm (N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">from the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: tə·šab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">You wrecked</a> <a href="/hebrew/591.htm" title="591: ’o·nî·yō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A ship. Feminine of 'oniy; a ship.">the ships</a> <a href="/hebrew/8659.htm" title="8659: tar·šîš (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Javan, his desc. and their land, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite, also a Pers. noble. ">of Tarshish.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah…<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="/exodus/14-27.htm">Exodus 14:27-28</a></span><br />So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea. / The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-10.htm">Isaiah 23:10-11</a></span><br />Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor. / The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26-27</a></span><br />Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24-27</a></span><br />Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-14.htm">Acts 27:14-15</a></span><br />But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. / Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a></span><br />against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Jeremiah 51:42</a></span><br />The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Ezekiel 26:3</a></span><br />therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Zechariah 9:4</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a></span><br />He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.</p><p class="hdg">breakest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25,26</a></b></br> The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas… </p><p class="hdg">ships</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a></b></br> Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a></b></br> And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.</p><p class="hdg">east</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Jeremiah 18:17</a></b></br> I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Breakest</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/37-38.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">East</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/job/9-26.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/esther/1-14.htm">Tarshish</a> <a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Breakest</a> <a href="/psalms/51-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">East</a> <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Tarshish</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">The ornaments and privileges of the church</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>With a wind from the east</b><br>In biblical times, the east wind was often associated with destruction and judgment. This wind, known as the "sirocco," is a hot, dry wind that can cause devastation. In <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a>, God uses an east wind to part the Red Sea, demonstrating His power over nature. Similarly, in <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26</a>, the east wind is used metaphorically to describe the destruction of Tyre. The east wind signifies God's direct intervention in human affairs, often as a form of judgment or deliverance.<p><b>You wrecked the ships of Tarshish</b><br>Tarshish is believed to be a distant trading partner, possibly located in what is now Spain or the western Mediterranean. The ships of Tarshish were renowned for their size and strength, often used for long voyages and trade. In <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a>, Solomon's fleet of Tarshish ships brought back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. The wrecking of these ships symbolizes the futility of human pride and reliance on material wealth when faced with divine power. This imagery also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over nations and their endeavors, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a>, where the ships of Tarshish are mentioned in the context of God's judgment against human arrogance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/ships_of_tarshish.htm">Ships of Tarshish</a></b><br>These were large, sea-going vessels known for their strength and capacity, often used for long voyages and trade. Tarshish is believed to be a distant port, possibly in Spain, representing wealth and maritime power.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_wind.htm">East Wind</a></b><br>In biblical literature, the east wind is often associated with God's judgment and power. It is a natural force that God uses to accomplish His purposes, often bringing destruction or change.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem (Zion)</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm">Psalm 48</a> celebrates the city of Jerusalem, representing God's presence and protection over His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature_and_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature and Nations</a></b><br>God uses natural elements, like the east wind, to demonstrate His control over creation and human affairs. This reminds us that no human power or wealth can stand against God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>The destruction of the ships of Tarshish symbolizes the futility of relying on human strength and wealth. We are reminded to place our trust in God rather than in material possessions or human achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_of_his_people.htm">God's Protection of His People</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm">Psalm 48</a> highlights God's protection over Jerusalem. Just as He defends His city, God is a refuge for His people today, offering security and peace amidst life's storms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_deliverance.htm">Judgment and Deliverance</a></b><br>The east wind serves as a dual symbol of judgment against the wicked and deliverance for the righteous. Believers are called to live in righteousness, trusting in God's deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_break_ships_naturally.htm">Psalm 48:7: How do we reconcile the claim that God breaks “the ships of Tarshish with an east wind” with natural explanations for maritime disasters? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_archaeology_support_exodus_miracles.htm">Micah 7:15 recalls wonders like those of the Exodus--why doesn't mainstream archaeology support miracles on that scale?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/job_1_16-19__natural_or_symbolic.htm">Job 1:16-19 - Are there natural or scientific explanations for the rapid succession of disasters that befell Job, or is this account purely symbolic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_13_25_show_god_as_unjust.htm">In Job 13:25, why does Job accuse God of targeting him as if he were light chaff, if God is portrayed as just and merciful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Breakest.</span>--It is natural at first sight to connect this verse immediately with the disaster which happened to the fleet of Jehoshaphat (<a href="/context/1_kings/22-48.htm" title="Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.">1Kings 22:48-49</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/20-36.htm" title="And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.">2Chronicles 20:36</a>). And that event may indeed have supplied the figure, but a figure for the dispersal of a <span class= "ital">land army. </span>We may render:<p>With a blast from the east<p>Thou breakest (them as) Tarshish ships.<p>Or,<p>With a blast from the east<p>(Which) breaketh Tarshish ships (thou breakest them),<p>according as we take the verb, second person masculine, or third person feminine.<p>Shakespeare, in <span class= "ital">King John, </span>compares the rout of an army to the dispersion of a fleet-- . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind</span>. The literal exposition is wholly out of place, since history does not speak of any co-operation of a fleet with a land army in any attack upon Pales. fine. The expression must be used metaphorically of a great and violent destruction wrought by the arm of God upon Israel's foes. Still, the imagery would scarcely have been used, unless there had been something in the circumstances of the time to suggest it, as there certainly was in Jehoshaphat's time, whose fleet of "ships of Tamhish" was "broken" at Ezion-geber (<a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a>). The poet may have witnessed the catastrophe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/48-7.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">With a wind</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּר֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the east</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fore, front part, the East</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You wrecked</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ships</span><br /><span class="heb">אֳנִיּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’o·nî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Tarshish.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tar·šîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8659.htm">Strong's 8659: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 48:7 With the east wind you break (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/48-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 48:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 48:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/48-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 48:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 48:8" /></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>