Psalm 31:12
New International Version
I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.

New Living Translation
I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.

English Standard Version
I have been forgotten like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel.

Berean Standard Bible
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

King James Bible
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

New King James Version
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

New American Standard Bible
I am forgotten like a dead person, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

NASB 1995
I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

NASB 1977
I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind, I am like a broken vessel.

Legacy Standard Bible
I am forgotten like a dead man—out of mind— I am like a broken vessel.

Amplified Bible
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

Christian Standard Bible
I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person—like broken pottery.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person—like broken pottery.

American Standard Version
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

Contemporary English Version
I am completely forgotten like someone dead. I am merely a broken dish.

English Revised Version
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have faded from memory as if I were dead and have become like a piece of broken pottery.

Good News Translation
Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead; I am like something thrown away.

International Standard Version
Like a dead man, I am forgotten in their thoughts — like broken pottery.

Majority Standard Bible
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

NET Bible
I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.

New Heart English Bible
I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

Webster's Bible Translation
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

World English Bible
I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I have been forgotten as dead, out of mind, "" I have been as a perishing vessel.

Young's Literal Translation
I have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.

Smith's Literal Translation
I was forgotten as the dead from the heart: I was a vessel perishing.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I am forgotten as one dead from the heart. I am become as a vessel that is destroyed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I have become forgotten, like one dead to the heart. I have become like a damaged utensil.

New American Bible
I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead; I am like a worn-out tool.

New Revised Standard Version
I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like something given up for lost.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I am forgotten, like one dead to the heart, and I have been like a lost item.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I have been forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am become as a broken vessel.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street. 12I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. 13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.…

Cross References
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Lamentations 3:45
You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.

Job 19:14
My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.

Jeremiah 30:17
But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

Matthew 26:56
But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.

Mark 14:50
Then everyone deserted Him and fled.

John 1:11
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

John 15:18-19
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

Isaiah 49:14-15
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!” / “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

2 Corinthians 4:9
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

Psalm 88:8
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

Psalm 88:18
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

Luke 17:25
But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

John 16:32
“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

1 Peter 2:4
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,


Treasury of Scripture

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

forgotten

Psalm 88:4,5
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: …

Isaiah 38:11,12
I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world…

a broken vessel [heb.

Psalm 2:9
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Psalm 119:83
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

Isaiah 30:14
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

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I am forgotten
The phrase "I am forgotten" reflects a deep sense of abandonment and isolation. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "שָׁכַח" (shakach), which means to forget or to be forgotten. This expression captures the psalmist's feeling of being overlooked or neglected by others, possibly even by God. Historically, this sentiment resonates with the experiences of many biblical figures who felt abandoned in their trials, such as Joseph in prison or David fleeing from Saul. It serves as a reminder of the human condition of loneliness and the need for divine remembrance and intervention.

like a dead man
The comparison "like a dead man" emphasizes the depth of the psalmist's despair. In ancient Near Eastern culture, being likened to a dead person signifies complete social and relational severance. The Hebrew word for "dead" is "מֵת" (met), which not only denotes physical death but also symbolizes a state of being cut off from the living community. This imagery underscores the psalmist's perception of being invisible and irrelevant, akin to the deceased who no longer participate in the affairs of the living. It highlights the severity of his emotional and spiritual plight.

out of mind
The phrase "out of mind" suggests a total erasure from memory. In Hebrew, the concept of being "out of mind" is closely tied to the idea of being forgotten or disregarded. This expression conveys the psalmist's fear of being permanently erased from the thoughts and concerns of others. It reflects a profound sense of insignificance and the anxiety of being left behind. In a biblical context, this phrase can be seen as a cry for God's attention and a plea for restoration to a place of remembrance and value.

I am like a broken vessel
The metaphor "I am like a broken vessel" powerfully illustrates the psalmist's sense of worthlessness and fragility. In Hebrew, the word for "broken" is "שָׁבוּר" (shabur), and "vessel" is "כְּלִי" (keli), which can refer to any container or implement. A broken vessel in ancient times was often discarded, as it could no longer serve its intended purpose. This imagery conveys the psalmist's feeling of being shattered and useless, yet it also opens the door for hope. In the biblical narrative, God is often portrayed as the potter who can restore and reshape broken vessels, symbolizing the potential for healing and renewal through divine intervention.

(12) Broken vessel.--A favourite image with Jeremiah (Jeremiah 19:11; Jeremiah 22:28; Jeremiah 25:34; Jeremiah 48:38), but not peculiar to him among the prophets. (Comp. Hosea 8:8, and see Introduction to this psalm.)

Verse 12. - I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind (comp. Psalm 88:5). I am like a broken vessel. Of no value to any one; only fit to be thrown away.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I am forgotten
נִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּי (niš·kaḥ·tî)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

like a dead man,
כְּמֵ֣ת (kə·mêṯ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

out of mind.
מִלֵּ֑ב (mil·lêḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

I am
הָ֝יִ֗יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like a broken
אֹבֵֽד׃ (’ō·ḇêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

vessel.
כִּכְלִ֥י (kiḵ·lî)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus


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