God Judges the Earth
Psalms 58:5
In 11 translations
- BSB
- refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
- KJV
- Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.charming…: or, be the charmer never so cunning
- WEB
- which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
- ASV
- Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.
- LSV
- Which does not listen to the voice of whisperers, || A charmer of most skillful charms.
- YLT
- Which hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.
- DBY
- Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.
- DRC57:6
- Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.
- GNV
- Which heareth not the voyce of the inchanter, though he be most expert in charming.
- JPS58:6
- Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.
- LXXE57:6
- which will not hear the voice of charmers, nor heed the charm prepared skilfully by the wise.Gr. poison.
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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
- WLC58:6
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יִ֭שְׁמַע לְק֣וֹל מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים חוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣ים מְחֻכָּֽם׃KJV:Ps.58.5
- LXX-Br57:6
- ἥτις οὐκ εἰσακούσεται φωνὴν ἐπᾳδόντων, φαρμάκου τε φαρμακευομένου παρὰ σοφοῦ.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SerpentMichtamAltaschithSerpent-CharmingCharmerCharmers and CharmingEnchantmentsAsp, or AdderAmuletMagic; Magician
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Jeremiah 8:17“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 18:11casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.
- Isaiah 19:3Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 58:6 in some Bibles
- 58:5 in most Bibles