Psalms 11:6
He letteth rain upon the wicked burning coals, fire and brimstone; and a glowing wind is the portion of their cup.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
5The Lord proveth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
7For righteous is the Lord, he loveth righteousness: his countenance doth behold the upright.
Cross References
Genesis 43:34And he sent portions unto them from before him; but Benjamin's portion exceeded the portions of all of them fivefold. And they drank, and were merry with him.
1 Samuel 1:4And when the day was come that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions;
Job 18:10The cord is hidden for him in the ground, and a trap is set for him on the pathway.
Job 20:23In order to fill his belly, [God] will send out against him the fury of his wrath, and will rain it upon him for his eating.
Job 27:22And [God] will cast [evil] upon him, and bare no pity: out of his hand [his wealth] will surely escape.
Psalms 18:13(18:14) And the Lord thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered forth his voice, [with] hail-stones and coals of 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 →