Abjects

From Textus Receptus

Abjects appears in Psalm 35:15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

English

Noun

abjects

plural of abject

Verb

abjects

third-person singular of abject

Etymology

From Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere (“‘to reject’”), formed from ab- + iacere (“‘to throw’”).

Websters Dictionary 1828

Ab'ject, a.

(L. abjectus, from abjicio, to throw away, from ab and jacio, to throw.)

1.Sunk to a low condition; applied to persons or things. Hence,

2.Worthless, mean, despicable, low in estimation, without hope or regard.

Ab'ject, n.

A person in the lowest condition and despicable. Ps. xxxv.

Ab'ject', v.t.

To throw away; to cast out. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ab-ject'ed-ness, n.

A very low or despicable condition. [Little used.]

Ab-jec'tion, n.

A state of being cast away; hence a low state; meanness of spirit; baseness.

Ab-ject-ly, adv.

In a contemptible manner; meanly; servilely.

Ab-ject-ness, n.

The state of being abject; meanness; servility.

KJV Dictionary

Abjects

Those who strike out with their tongue.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the ABJECTS gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. (Psalm 35:15-16)

Will Kinney

Psalm 35:15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

The KJB critics love to jump on this verse and tell us that the word "abjects" is wrong. The "abjects" are simply contemptible or despicable people, and it is the reading found in the RV, ASV, Geneva, and the 1917, and 1936 Jewish translations. The Spanish Reina Valera says "gente despreciables" (despicable people), thus agreeing with the KJB, but the NKJV, NIV have "the attackers gather against me", and the NASB says they were "smiters". (Will Kinney)

Trinitarian Bible Society

The Trinitarian Bible Society has published "A Bible Word List" which "gives brief explanations of words in the Authorised Version describing unfamiliar objects, animals and plants, weights, measures and money, and words no longer in everyday use, or now used with a different meaning." It defines "Abjects" as

"the lowest, outcasts: Ps. 35.15"

E. W. Bullinger

E. W. Bullinger in The Companion Bible at Psalm 35:15 has the footnote:

"abjects = outcasts"

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