Psalms 58:8

יִמָּאֲסוּ כְמוֹ ־ מַיִם יִתְהַלְּכוּ ־ לָמוֹ יִדְרֹךְ חצו כְּמוֹ יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

In Context

7אֱ‍ֽלֹהִים הֲרָס ־ שִׁנֵּימוֹ בְּפִימוֹ מַלְתְּעוֹת כְּפִירִים נְתֹץ ׀ יְהוָֽה ׃

9כְּמוֹ שַׁבְּלוּל תֶּמֶס יַהֲלֹךְ נֵפֶל אֵשֶׁת בַּל ־ חָזוּ שָֽׁמֶשׁ ׃

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Cross References

Job 10:19כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא ־ הָיִיתִי אֶהְיֶה מִבֶּטֶן לַקֶּבֶר אוּבָֽל ׃

Ecclesiastes 6:3אִם ־ יוֹלִיד אִישׁ מֵאָה וְשָׁנִים רַבּוֹת יִֽחְיֶה וְרַב ׀ שֶׁיִּהְיוּ יְמֵֽי ־ שָׁנָיו וְנַפְשׁוֹ לֹא ־ תִשְׂבַּע מִן ־ הַטּוֹבָה וְגַם ־ קְבוּרָה לֹא ־ הָיְתָה לּוֹ אָמַרְתִּי טוֹב מִמֶּנּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל ׃

Matthew Henry on Psalms 58:7-11

Prophetic Imprecations. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord . 7 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. 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. 10 The righteous shall… Read the whole commentary →

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