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Strongs H5791

H5791

עָוַת (ʻâvath) v (aw-vath')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to wrest
KJV: bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

Type: root" cite="full" form="false
[עָוַת] vb. be bent, crookedPi.make crooked = falsify scales; pervert justicebend, make crookedPu. what is bentHithp. and the strong men bend themselves. {736}

Appears in a total of 10 verses:

JOB 8:3

OET-LV: 3god does_he_pervert justice and_if the_almighty does_he_pervert righteousness.   (JOB_8:3)

OET-RV: 3Does God pervert justice?
 ⇔ Does the provider pervert what is right? (JOB 8:3)

PSA 146:9

OET-LV: 9YHWH is_watching_over DOM sojourners the_fatherless and_widow[s] he_helps_up and_the_way_of wicked_people he_makes_crooked.   (PSA_146:9)

OET-RV: 9Yahweh guards the refugees.
 ⇔ He sustains orphans and widows,
 ⇔ but he subverts the plans of the wicked. (PSA 146:9)

ECC 7:13

OET-LV: 13Consider DOM the_work_of the_ʼElohīm if/because who is_he_able to_make_straight DOM that_which he_has_bent_it.   (ECC_7:13)

OET-RV: 13Look at God’s work:
 ⇔ who can straighten what he’s made crooked? (ECC 7:13)

JOB 34:12

OET-LV: 12Also truly god not he_acts_wickedly and_the_almighty not he_perverts justice.   (JOB_34:12)

OET-RV: 12Honestly, God doesn’t do wicked things,
 ⇔ ≈ and the provider doesn’t pervert justice. (JOB 34:12)

ECC 1:15

OET-LV: 15that_which_is_bent not it_is_able to_become_straight and_something_missing not it_is_able to_be_numbered.   (ECC_1:15)

OET-RV: 15Something that’s bent can’t be straightened again,
 ⇔ ≈ and what’s missing can’t be counted. (ECC 1:15)

LAM 3:36

OET-LV: 36To_subvert anyone in_his_case_of_at_law my_master not he_has_seen.   (LAM_3:36)

OET-RV: 36subverting a person’s lawsuit—the master approves none of those. (LAM 3:36)

PSA 119:78

OET-LV: 78Let_them_be_ashamed arrogant_people if/because falsehood they_have_subverted_me I I_will_meditate on_your(pl)_of_precepts.   (PSA_119:78)

OET-RV: 78Let the proud be put to shame,
 ⇔ because they’ve falsely accused me,
 ⇔ but as for me, I’ll meditate on your principles. (PSA 119:78)

AMO 8:5

OET-LV: 5To_say when will_it_pass the_new_moon so_that_we_may_sell_grain grain and_the_sabbath so_that_we_may_open grain to_make_small an_ʼēyfāh and_to_make_great a_shekel and_to_falsify balances_of deceit.   (AMO_8:5)

OET-RV: 5They say,
 ⇔ “When will the new moon celebrations be over, so we can sell grain again?
 ⇔ ≈ When will the Rest Day be over, so we can sell wheat?
 ⇔ We’ll make the measure small and increase the price,
 ⇔ ≈ as we cheat with false scales. (AMO 8:5)

ECC 12:3

OET-LV: 3In_the_day when_they_will_tremble those_who_keep_of (of)_the_house and_they_will_bend_themselves the_people_of (the)_strength and_they_will_cease the_female_grinders if/because they_have_become_few and_they_will_grow_dim the_women_who_look in_windows.   (ECC_12:3)

OET-RV: 3That day when the guards of the house will get the trembles
 ⇔ and the strong men will be bent over,
 ⇔ and the women grinding grain will stop because there’s only a few of them left,
 ⇔ and the women looking out the windows will no longer see clearly. (ECC 12:3)

JOB 19:6

OET-LV: 6know then if/because_that god he_has_subverted_me and_his_of_net over_me he_has_closed.   (JOB_19:6)

OET-RV: 6then you need to know that God has wronged me,
 ⇔ and he’s closed his net around me. (JOB 19:6)

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