TBESH · H4209
מְזִמָּה · me.zim.mah · plot
1) purpose, discretion, device, plot 1a) purpose 1b) discretion 1c) devices (evil)
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מְזִמָּה (me.zim.mah) means “plot” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: mez-im-maw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
מְזִמָּה · me.zim.mah · plot
1) purpose, discretion, device, plot 1a) purpose 1b) discretion 1c) devices (evil)
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from H2161 (זָמַם); a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
KJV glosses: (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and discretion | 2 |
| discretion | 2 |
| the purposes | 2 |
| and a devious | 1 |
| and discernment | 1 |
| deceitfully | 1 |
| evil schemes | 1 |
| his plan | 1 |
| his schemes | 1 |
| in the schemes | 1 |
| plan | 1 |
| the schemes | 1 |
| the schemes by which | 1 |
| who devises evil | 1 |
| wicked schemes | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and discretion | 2 |
| discretion | 2 |
| of wicked devices | 2 |
| a mischievous | 1 |
| a mischievous device | 1 |
| against thee wickedly | 1 |
| and the devices | 1 |
| for his device | 1 |
| in the devices | 1 |
| lewdness | 1 |
| no thought | 1 |
| not in all his thoughts | 1 |
| of witty inventions | 1 |
| the intents | 1 |
| the thoughts | 1 |
| wicked devices | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 19 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
Read word by word“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
Read word by wordIn pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Read word by wordIn his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
Read word by wordThough they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.12
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Read word by wordwho speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
Read word by wordTo impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
Read word by wordDiscretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
Read word by wordMy son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
Read word by wordthat you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Read word by wordI, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Read word by wordThe good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
Read word by wordA quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
Read word by wordHe who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Read word by wordWhat right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom? When you are wicked, then you rejoice.
Read word by wordThe anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
Read word by wordThe fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.
Read word by wordSharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.
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