Psalm 37:36
New International Version
but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.

New Living Translation
But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

English Standard Version
But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

Berean Standard Bible
yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

King James Bible
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

New King James Version
Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

New American Standard Bible
Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

NASB 1995
Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.

NASB 1977
Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Amplified Bible
Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.

Christian Standard Bible
Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

American Standard Version
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When I passed by, he was not, and I looked for him, and I did not find him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.

Contemporary English Version
Suddenly they disappeared! I looked, but they were gone and no longer there.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I passed by, and lo, he was not : and I sought him and his place was not found.

English Revised Version
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But he moved on, and now there is no trace of him. I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Good News Translation
but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.

International Standard Version
But then he passed away; in fact, he simply was not there. When I looked for him, he could not be found.

JPS Tanakh 1917
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Literal Standard Version
And he passes away, and behold, he is not, | And I seek him, and he is not found!

Majority Standard Bible
yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

New American Bible
When I passed by again, he was gone; though I searched, he could not be found.

NET Bible
But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

New Revised Standard Version
Again I passed by, and they were no more; though I sought them, they could not be found.

New Heart English Bible
And I passed by , and look, he was not. And I looked for him, but he could not be found.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

World English Bible
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Young's Literal Translation
And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

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Context
Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong
35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, 36yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. 37Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.…

Cross References
Job 20:5
the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Psalm 37:10
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

Isaiah 41:12
You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.

Ezekiel 27:36
Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'"

Daniel 2:35
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Daniel 11:19
After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.


Treasury of Scripture

Yet he passed away, and, see, he was not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Psalm 37:10
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Exodus 15:9,10,19
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them…

Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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Psalm 37
1. David persuades to patience and confidence in God,
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(36) Yet he passed away.--This should be, And there went one by, &c. LXX. and Vulg. have, "And I passed by." (Comp. Prayer Book version.)

Verse 36. - Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not (cf. Job 20:5; Psalm 73:19, 20). Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. The sudden disappearance of an imposing personality astonishes and confuses us. We cannot believe that one who has played so prominent a part in our drama of life is gone altogether. We look about for him; we expect him to reappear at any moment. We cannot realize the fact that he is vanished for ever. We ask ourselves, "Where is he?' (Job 20:7).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
yet he passed away
וַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

and was no more;
אֵינֶ֑נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

though I searched,
וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ (wā·’ă·ḇaq·šê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

he could not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be found.
נִמְצָֽא׃ (nim·ṣā)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present


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