Psalm 124:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thenאֲ֭זַי
(a·zai)
233: then, in that caseprobably from az
they would have swallowedבְּלָע֑וּנוּ
(be·la·'u·nu;)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
us alive,חַיִּ֣ים
(chai·yim)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
When their angerאַפָּ֣ם
(ap·pam)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
was kindledבַּחֲרֹ֖ות
(ba·cha·ro·vt)
2734: to burn or be kindled with angera prim. root
against us; 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Then
'azay  (az-ah'ee)
at that time -- then.
they had swallowed us up
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
quick
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
when their wrath
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
was kindled
charah  (khaw-raw')
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
against us
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us;

King James Bible
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.

International Standard Version
then they would have devoured us alive, when their anger burned against us.

NET Bible
they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They would have swallowed us alive, and when their rage was provoked upon us,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
then they would have swallowed us alive when their anger exploded against us.

King James 2000 Bible
Then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:
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