Psalms 58:7

In 11 translations

BSB

May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.Or when they are trodden down, may they wither like grass

KJV

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.

WEB

Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

ASV

Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

LSV

They are melted as waters, || They go up and down for themselves, || His arrow proceeds as they cut themselves off.

YLT

They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

DBY

Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted:

DRC57:8

They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened.

GNV

Let them melt like the waters, let them passe away: when hee shooteth his arrowes, let them be as broken.

JPS58:8

Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

LXXE57:8

They shall utterly pass away like water running through: he shall bend his bow till they shall fail.

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Original-language editions

WLC58:8

יִמָּאֲס֣וּ כְמוֹ־מַ֭יִם יִתְהַלְּכוּ־לָ֑מוֹ יִדְרֹ֥ךְ חצו כְּמ֣וֹ יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃KJV:Ps.58.7Read aloud as (qere): חִ֝צָּ֗יו

LXX-Br57:8

Ἐξουδενωθήσονται ὡς ὕδωρ διαπορευόμενον, ἐντενεῖ τὸ τόξον αὐτοῦ ἕως οὗ ἀσθενήσουσιν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
• Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
• Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
• Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.
• Joshua 2:9–11and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the…
• Psalms 64:7–8But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
• 2 Samuel 17:10Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.

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