Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Ps 62:9 | Surely men [0120] [01121] of low degree are vanity [01892], and men [0376] of high degree are a lie [03577]: to be laid [05927] in the balance [03976], they are altogether [03162] lighter than vanity [01892]. |
Word | Easton Dictionary - Definition |
BALANCE | occurs in Lev. 19:36 and Isa. 46:6, as the rendering of the Hebrew kanch', which properly means "a reed" or "a cane," then a rod or beam of a balance. This same word is translated "measuring reed" in Ezek. 40:3,5; 42:16-18. There is another Hebrew word, mozena'yim, i.e., "two poisers", also so rendered (Dan. 5:27). The balances as represented on the most ancient Egyptian monuments resemble those now in use. A "pair of balances" is a symbol of justice and fair dealing (Job 31:6; Ps. 62:9; Prov. 11:1). The expression denotes great want and scarcity in Rev. 6:5. |