Psalm 58:7-9
Amplified Bible
7
Let them flow away like water that runs off;
When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.
8
Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along,
Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.
9
Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.
Psalm 58:7-9
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
Psalm 58:7-9
King James Version
7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
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Psalm 58:7-9
New King James Version
7 (A)Let them flow away as waters which run continually;
When he bends his bow,
Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces.
8 Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes,
(B)Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
9 Before your (C)pots can feel the burning thorns,
He shall take them away (D)as with a whirlwind,
As in His living and burning wrath.
Psalm 58:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Let them (A)vanish like water that runs away;
when he (B)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
8 Let them be like the snail (C)that dissolves into slime,
like (D)the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of (E)thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he (F)sweep them away![a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
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