Psalms 58:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Let them melt away{H8735)} as waters which run continually{H8691)}: when he bendeth{H8799)} his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces{H8709)}.

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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Referenced Verses

Josh 7:5 : 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore 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 faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
Ps 64:3 : 3 Who whet{H8804)} their tongue like a sword, and bend{H8804)} their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Ps 64:7-8 : 7 But God shall shoot{H8686)} at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall{H8686)} upon themselves: all that see{H8802)} them shall flee away{H8709)}.
2 Sam 17:10 : 10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be 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 in the midst of my bowels.
Exod 15:15 : 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
Josh 2:9-9 : 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 58:8-9
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8As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away{H8799)}: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see{H8804)} the sun.
9Before your pots can feel{H8799)} the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind{H8799)}, both living, and in his wrath.
Ps 64:7-8
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7But God shall shoot{H8686)} at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8So they shall make their own tongue to fall{H8686)} upon themselves: all that see{H8802)} them shall flee away{H8709)}.
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6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
Ps 58:6
77%
6Break{H8798)} their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out{H8800)} the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Ps 21:12
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12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
Ps 68:1-2
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1To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise{H8799)}, let his enemies{H8802)} be scattered{H8799)}: let them also that hate{H8764)} him flee{H8799)} before him.
2As smoke is driven away{H8736)}, so drive them away{H8799)}: as wax melteth{H8736)} before the fire, so let the wicked perish{H8799)} at the presence of God.
Ps 64:3-4
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75%
3Who whet{H8804)} their tongue like a sword, and bend{H8804)} their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4That they may shoot{H8800)} in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot{H8686)} at him, and fear{H8799)} not.
Ps 37:14-15
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14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent{H8804)} their bow, to cast down{H8687)} the poor and needy, and to slay{H8800)} such as be of upright conversation.
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Ps 69:23-24
2 verses
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23Let their eyes be darkened{H8799)}, that they see{H8800)} not; and make their loins continually to shake{H8685)}.
24Pour out{H8798)} thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold{H8686)} of them.
Ps 59:11-12
2 verses
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11Slay{H8799)} them not, lest my people forget{H8799)}: scatter{H8685)} them by thy power; and bring them down{H8685)}, O Lord our shield.
12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken{H8735)} in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak{H8762)}.
Ps 5:10
74%
10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Ps 56:7
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7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down{H8685)} the people, O God.
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9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Ps 11:2
73%
2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Ps 35:8
73%
8Let destruction come upon him at unawares {H8799)}; and let his net that he hath hid{H8804)} catch{H8799)} himself: into that very destruction let him fall{H8799)}.
Ps 129:6
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6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Job 6:17
72%
17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Ps 35:5-6
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5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
Jer 18:21-22
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21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Lam 3:12
72%
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Isa 5:28
72%
28Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Ps 55:15
72%
15Let death seize {H8686)}{H8675)} upon them, and let them go down{H8799)} quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
Lam 2:4
72%
4He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
Ps 109:15
72%
15Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Ps 83:17
72%
17Let them be confounded{H8799)} and troubled{H8735)} for ever; yea, let them be put to shame{H8799)}, and perish{H8799)}:
Ps 7:13
72%
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Ps 77:17
72%
17The clouds poured out{H8776)} water: the skies sent out{H8804)} a sound: thine arrows also went abroad{H8691)}.
Job 16:13
72%
13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
Job 20:24
72%
24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
Ps 37:2
72%
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither{H8799)} as the green herb.
2 Sam 22:15
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15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
Ps 45:5
72%
5Thine arrows are sharp{H8802)} in the heart of the king's enemies{H8802)}; whereby the people fall{H8799)} under thee.
Deut 32:23
72%
23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
Nah 1:10
71%
10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
Ps 62:3
71%
3How long will ye imagine mischief{H8779)} against a man? ye shall be slain{H8792)} all of you: as a bowing{H8803)} wall shall ye be, and as a tottering{H8803)} fence.
Job 41:28
71%
28The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
Ps 18:14
71%
14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Ps 120:4
71%
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Job 30:14
71%
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Ps 21:9
71%
9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.