Psalms 35:8

In 11 translations

BSB

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

KJV

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.at…: Heb. which he knoweth not of

WEB

Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

ASV

Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

LSV

Desolation meets him—he does not know, || And his net that he hid catches him, || He falls into it for desolation.

YLT

Meet him doth desolation — he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

DBY

Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

DRC34:8

Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall.

GNV

Let destruction come vpon him at vnwares, and let his net, that he hath laid priuilie, take him: let him fall into the same destruction.

JPS

Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.

LXXE34:8

Let a snare which they know not come upon them: and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ שׁוֹאָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃

LXX-Br34:8

Ἐλθέτω αὐτοῖς παγὶς ἣν οὐ γινώσκουσι, καὶ ἡ θήρα ἣν ἔκρυψαν, συλλαβέτω αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐν τῇ παγίδι πεσοῦνται ἐν αὐτῇ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 141:9–10Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
• Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• Isaiah 47:11But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
• Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
• Psalms 7:15–16He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
• 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the…
• Psalms 73:18–20Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
• Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
• Matthew 27:3–5When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.…
• 1 Samuel 31:2–4The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. Then…
• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
• 2 Samuel 17:2–4I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her…

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