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Green's Literal Translation

Psalms 37:36

yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Happiness;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Death;   Dying;   Life-Death;   Man;   Transient, the Things That Are;   Transient-Enduring;   Wicked, the;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Happiness of the Wicked, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Providence;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Patience;   Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   English Versions;   Estate;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Wealth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Bay-Tree;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the Old Testament (with Apocryphal and Apocalyptic Writings);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - God;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 20;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then I passed by and noticed he was gone;I searched for him, but he could not be found.
Hebrew Names Version
But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
King James Version
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
English Standard Version
But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
New Century Version
But he died and was gone; I looked for him, but he couldn't be found.
New English Translation
But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.
Amplified Bible
Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.
New American Standard Bible
Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.
World English Bible
But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more;I sought for him, but he could not be found.
Berean Standard Bible
yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
Contemporary English Version
Suddenly they disappeared! I looked, but they were gone and no longer there.
Complete Jewish Bible
But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
Darby Translation
but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.
Easy-to-Read Version
But then he was gone. I looked for him, but I could not find him.
George Lamsa Translation
Yet when I passed by, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Good News Translation
but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.
Lexham English Bible
Then he passed on and behold, he was not. And I sought him, but he could not be found.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I myself haue sene the vngodly in greate power, & florishinge like a grene baye tre:
American Standard Version
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Bible in Basic English
But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
King James Version (1611)
Yet he passed away, and loe he was not: yea, I sought him, but hee could not be found.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he vanished away, so that he could be no more seene: I sought hym, but he coulde no where be founde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
English Revised Version
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y passide, and lo! he was not; Y souyte hym, and his place is not foundun.
Update Bible Version
But one passed by, and, look, he was not: Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Webster's Bible Translation
Yet he passed away, and lo, he [was] not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
New King James Version
Yet he passed away, [fn] and behold, he was no more;Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.
New Living Translation
But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them!
New Life Bible
Then he passed away and was no more. I looked for him. But he could not be found.
New Revised Standard
Again I passed by, and they were no more; though I sought them, they could not be found.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-36) And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.
Revised Standard Version
Again I passed by, and, lo, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
Young's Literal Translation
And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Contextual Overview

34 Wait on Jehovah and keep His way; and He shall exalt you to inherit the earth; you shall see when the wicked are cut off. 35 I have seen the wicked ruthless, even spreading himself out like a luxuriant, native tree ; 36 yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found. 37 Watch the perfect and behold the upright one; for the end of that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors are destroyed together; the end of the wicked is cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah; He is their strength in the time of distress. 40 And Jehovah helps them and delivers them; He shall deliver them from the wicked and saves them, because they trust in Him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 37:10, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 15:10, Exodus 15:19, Job 20:5-29, Isaiah 10:16-19, Isaiah 10:33, Isaiah 10:34, Acts 12:22, Acts 12:23

Reciprocal: Judges 4:17 - fled Esther 5:12 - to morrow Esther 7:9 - Hang him thereon Job 4:20 - without Job 5:3 - taking Job 7:8 - The eye Job 7:21 - but I shall not be Job 8:16 - green Job 8:18 - he Job 19:10 - mine hope Job 20:9 - The eye Job 21:28 - Where Job 24:24 - are exalted Psalms 37:2 - General Psalms 37:9 - evildoers Psalms 52:5 - pluck Psalms 58:8 - pass Psalms 92:7 - it is that Proverbs 21:12 - wisely Proverbs 29:16 - but Isaiah 17:14 - at eveningtide Isaiah 41:12 - shalt seek Isaiah 51:13 - where is Jeremiah 31:15 - because Jeremiah 49:10 - he is not Jeremiah 49:25 - General Ezekiel 26:21 - though Ezekiel 27:36 - never shalt be any more Ezekiel 31:5 - his height Daniel 2:35 - no place Daniel 4:10 - a tree Daniel 11:4 - he shall stand Daniel 11:19 - but Luke 16:25 - thy good 1 Corinthians 1:28 - to bring James 1:10 - because James 1:11 - so Revelation 18:21 - and shall

Cross-References

Genesis 37:1
And Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, was feeding the flock with his brothers, with Bilhah's sons and with Zilpah's sons, his father's wives. And he was a youth. And Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
Genesis 37:23
And it happened when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped his robe which was on him, from Joseph, the robe reaching to the soles of his feet.
Genesis 37:28
And men, Midianites, traders, passed. And they drew up and took Joseph out of the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 40:4
And the chief of the executioners assigned Joseph to be with them, and he served them. And they were in custody many days.
2 Kings 25:8
And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month (it was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon) Nebuzaradan the chief of the executioners, the servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
Esther 1:10
In the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served before the face of Ahasuerus the king,
Isaiah 56:3
And do not let the son of the foreigner speak, he who joins himself to Jehovah, saying, Separating Jehovah separates me from His people; and not do let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dried tree.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yet he passed away,.... At once, on a sudden; either his riches and honour, which, in one hour, came to nought, by one providence or another; or he himself by death; in the midst of all his prosperity, and while blessing himself in it, his soul was required of him; and so the Targum is, "he ceased from the world"; he went out of it unawares: the laurel, or bay tree, very quickly grows old d;

and, lo, he [was] not; he was not reduced to nothing; he did not become a nonentity, though he might wish himself to be so; it being better for him if he had never been born; but he was not in the land of the living, in hell he lifted up his eyes;

yea, I sought him, but he could not be found; in the place where he formerly was, that knowing him no more; he could not be found on earth, from whence he was gone; nor in heaven, where no place is found for such wicked men; he was gone to his own place, as is said of Judas, and of whom Jerom interprets the whole of this passage.

d "Senescit velociter", Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 16. c. 44.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yet he passed away - Compare the notes at Job 20:5. The allusion here, of course, is to the man, and not to the tree, though the grammatical construction might refer to either. The idea is that he passed out of view - “he was gone;” he had no permanent abode on earth, but with all his pomp and splendor he had disappeared. Neither his prosperity, his greatness, nor his wealth, could secure him a permanent abode on earth. It might be said, also, in reply to this, that the good man passes away and is not. That is true. But the meaning here is, that this occurs “so much more frequently” in the case of a wicked man, or that wickedness is followed so often in this life by the judgment of God in cutting him off, as to show that there is a moral government, and that that government is administered in favor of the righteous, or that it is an advantage in this life to be righteous. It cannot be meant that this is “universally” so here, but that this is the “general” rule, and that it is so constant as to show that God is on the side of virtue and religion.

And lo, he was not - He was no more; there was no longer any such person: The word “lo” implies that there was some degree of surprise, or that what had occurred was not looked for or expected. The observer had seen him in great power, flourishing, rich, honored; and, to his astonishment, he soon passed entirely away.

Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found - This is intended to “confirm” what had been just said, or to show how completely he had disappeared. It might be supposed, perhaps, that his removal was only temporary - that he was still somewhere upon the earth; but the psalmist says that after the most diligent search, he could not find him. He had disappeared entirely from among men.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:36. Yet he passed away — Both Nebuchadnezzar and his wicked successor, Belshazzar; and on the destruction of the latter, when God had weighed him in the balance, and found him wanting, numbered his days, and consigned him to death, his kingdom was delivered to the Medes and Persians; and thus the Babylonian empire was destroyed.


 
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