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Psalms 11:6

On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.

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In The King James Version

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

In Context

5The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

7For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:4And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:

Job 18:10The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.

Job 20:23God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.

Job 27:22God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.

Psalms 18:13\18:12\Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 11:5-7

4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord 's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. The shaking of a tree (they say) makes it take the deeper and faster root. The attempt of… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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