The people came to Moses(A) and said, “We sinned(B) when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord(C) will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed(D) for the people.

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Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

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15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,(A) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes(B) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.(C)

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15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

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33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
    the deadly poison of cobras.(A)

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33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

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14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(A)
    it will become the venom of serpents(B) within him.

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14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

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Their venom is like the venom of a snake,(A)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

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Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

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They make their tongues as sharp as(A) a serpent’s;
    the poison of vipers(B) is on their lips.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

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17 “See, I will send venomous snakes(A) among you,
    vipers that cannot be charmed,(B)
    and they will bite you,”
declares the Lord.

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17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.

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