Psalms 58:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹ בְּפִ֑ימוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃‬

Transliteration

ʾĕlōhîm hăras-šinnêmô bəpîmô maltəʿôt kəpîrîm nətōṣ YHWH

Grammar Details

*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun (divine name) - God
*hăras*: qal imperative masculine singular - break/destroy
*šinnêmô*: feminine plural noun + 3mp suffix (poetic) - their teeth
*bəpîmô*: preposition bet + masculine singular noun + 3mp suffix (poetic) - in their mouth
*maltəʿôt*: feminine plural noun - fangs/jawteeth
*kəpîrîm*: masculine plural noun - young lions
*nətōṣ*: qal imperative masculine singular - break down/tear down
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD

Word Meanings

*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (divine name)
*hăras*: break/destroy/tear down
*maltəʿôt*: fangs/jawteeth/biters
*kəpîrîm*: young lions/strong lions
*nətōṣ*: break down/tear down/demolish

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Josh 7:5 : 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them [from] before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
Isa 13:7 : 7 Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt:
Ps 64:3 : 3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
Ps 64:7-8 : 7 But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.
2 Sam 17:10 : 10 And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.
Ps 22:14 : 14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
Exod 15:15 : 15 Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them: All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.
Josh 2:9-9 : 9 and she said unto the men, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. 10 For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Jehovah your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 58:8-9
2 verses
82%
8[ Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
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Ps 64:7-8
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79%
7But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
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77%
6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
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Ps 64:3-4
2 verses
75%
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75%
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Ps 59:11-12
2 verses
74%
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72%
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Ps 35:5-6
2 verses
72%
5Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving [them] on.
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Jer 18:21-22
2 verses
72%
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Lam 3:12
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72%
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Lam 2:4
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72%
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72%
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Job 20:24
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Ps 45:5
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Deut 32:23
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Nah 1:10
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Ps 62:3
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Job 41:28
71%
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Ps 18:14
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Job 30:14
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Ps 21:9
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