Lexical Summary parits: Violent, ruthless, robber, tyrant Original Word: פְרִיץ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance destroyer, ravenous, robber From parats; violent, i.e. A tyrant -- destroyer, ravenous, robber. see HEBREW parats NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom parats Definition violent one NASB Translation ones* (1), robbers (2), vicious (1), violent (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs מָּרִיץ noun masculine violent one (robber, murderer); — שֹׁפֵךְ דָּם ׳פ Ezekiel 18:10 ׳אָרְחוֺת פ Psalm 17:4 plural מָּרִיצִים Ezekiel 7:22, מְעָרַת מָּרִצִים Jeremiah 7:11 construct בְּנֵי מָּרִיצֵי עֲמְּךָ Daniel 11:14; of wild beast, מְּרִיץ חַיוֺת Isaiah 35:9. II. פרץ (√ of following; compare Arabic Topical Lexicon Definition and Scope The noun פְּרִיץ (parits) portrays men whose character is marked by force, rapacity, and lawlessness. Scripture presents the parits as a destabilizing element in society and worship, standing in direct opposition to the righteous rule of God. Old Testament Occurrences • Psalm 17:4 — “By the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.” The Moral Portrait of the Parits 1. Violent disposition: The parits uses coercion rather than covenantal faithfulness (Psalm 17:4; Ezekiel 18:10). Covenantal and Prophetic Themes • Sin within the covenant community: Both Jeremiah and Ezekiel indict Israel for harboring parits behavior, stressing that spiritual privilege does not shield unrepentant violence. Historical Setting of Each Passage Psalm 17 comes from David’s era of political instability, where reliance on God safeguarded the righteous from oppressors. Isaiah 35 looks beyond Assyrian threat to a future age of restoration. Jeremiah 7 confronts Temple-goers just before Babylonian exile. Ezekiel 7 and 18 speak to exiles, explaining the fall of Jerusalem and emphasizing personal responsibility. Daniel 11:14 concerns the Maccabean period, when some Jews (“violent ones”) tried to force deliverance but instead provoked further suffering. Typological and Eschatological Angle The pattern of parits activity—intrusion into sacred space, pursuit of violent self-interest, ultimate defeat—foreshadows the final removal of evil in the new covenant consummation. Just as no parits can tread the redeemed highway (Isaiah 35:9), Revelation depicts “nothing unclean” entering the New Jerusalem. Ministry Application 1. Pastoral warning: Congregations must guard against any tolerance for coercive or predatory conduct masked by religious observance (Jeremiah 7:11). The thread uniting all six texts is the certainty that God sees, judges, and ultimately removes every parits, ensuring that the redeemed community will dwell in unthreatened peace forever. Forms and Transliterations וּפְרִ֤יץ ופריץ פָּרִ֖יץ פָּרִֽיץ׃ פָּרִיצִ֖ים פָּרִיצֵ֣י פָּרִצִ֗ים פריץ פריץ׃ פריצי פריצים פרצים pā·rî·ṣê pā·ri·ṣîm pā·rî·ṣîm pā·rîṣ pārîṣ pārîṣê pāriṣîm pārîṣîm paRitz pariTzei pariTzim ū·p̄ə·rîṣ ufeRitz ūp̄ərîṣLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 17:4 HEB: שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אָרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃ NAS: from the paths of the violent. KJV: [me from] the paths of the destroyer. INT: have kept the paths of the violent Isaiah 35:9 Jeremiah 7:11 Ezekiel 7:22 Ezekiel 18:10 Daniel 11:14 6 Occurrences |
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