Psalms 140:10

In 11 translations

BSB

May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

KJV

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

WEB

Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

ASV

Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

LSV

They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, || He casts them into fire, || Into deep pits—they do not arise.

YLT

They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits — they arise not.

DBY

Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again.

DRC139:11

Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand.

GNV

Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, and into the deepe pits, that they rise not.

JPS140:11

Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

LXXE139:11

Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up under them.

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Original-language editions

WLC140:11

ימיטו עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים בָּאֵ֥שׁ יַפִּלֵ֑ם בְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹת בַּֽל־יָקֽוּמוּ׃KJV:Ps.140.10Read aloud as (qere): יִמּ֥וֹטוּ

LXX-Br139:11

Πεσοῦνται ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἄνθρακες πυρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ καταβαλεῖς αὐτοὺς ἐν ταλαιπωρίαις, οὐ μὴ ὑποστῶσιν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
• Psalms 21:9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
• Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
• Revelation 20:15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
• Psalms 18:13–14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire. He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
• Revelation 16:8–9Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire. And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these…
• Proverbs 28:10He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
• Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
• Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
• Matthew 13:50and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 13:42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Psalms 120:4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
• Exodus 9:23–24So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. The hail fell and the lightning continued…
• Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
• Daniel 3:20–25and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace. So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes,…

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