Psalm 17:11

Hebrew	אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ עַתָּ֣ה סבבוני סְבָב֑וּנוּ עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ לִנְט֥וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
ESV	They have now surrounded our steps; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.
NIV	They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
NLT	They track me down and surround me, watching for the chance to throw me to the ground.
LXX	ἐκβάλλοντές με νυνὶ περιεκύκλωσάν με τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἔθεντο ἐκκλῖναι ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article γῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
KJV	They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

^{Psalm 17:10 ← Psalm 17:11 → Psalm 17:12}

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