עָרִיץ
a.rits (H6184)
ruthless
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "עָרִיץ" (a.rits) is defined as "ruthless." This adjective is used 20 times in the Bible to describe individuals or groups that exhibit a lack of mercy or compassion. The word does not convey a sense of strength or power, but rather a disregard for the well-being of others. The usage of "עָרִיץ" spans various contexts, including descriptions of individuals, nations, and even God's actions. This suggests that the concept of ruthlessness is not limited to human behavior, but can also be attributed to divine actions. The word is often used in contrast to words that convey mercy, kindness, or compassion, highlighting the stark difference between these opposing qualities. The significance of "עָרִיץ" lies in its ability to convey the severity of human actions or divine interventions. In a world where mercy and compassion are valued, the concept of ruthlessness serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of unchecked power or unrelenting behavior.
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or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand?’ or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?’
the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them.
God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.
A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the arrogance of the terrible.
Therefore a strong people will glorify you. A city of awesome nations will fear you.
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.
As the heat in a dry place you will bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the dreaded ones will be brought low.
But the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.
For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—
But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce, for I will contend with him who contends with you and I will save your children.
“I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.”
But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.
therefore, behold, I will bring strangers on you, the terrible of the nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom. They will defile your brightness.
He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.
Strangers, the tyrants of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him. His branches have fallen on the mountains and in all the valleys and his boughs are broken by all the watercourses of the land. All the peoples of the earth have gone down from his shadow, and have left him.
I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of the mighty. They are all the ruthless of the nations. They will bring the pride of Egypt to nothing, and all its multitude will be destroyed.