Psalms 35:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, and let his net that he has hidden catch himself; into that very destruction let him fall.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    May destruction come upon them unawares. May the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into their own trap.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Let destruction{H7722} come{H935} upon him unawares;{H3045} And let his net{H7568} that he hath hid{H2934} catch{H3920} himself: With destruction{H7722} let him fall{H5307} therein.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Let destruction{H7722} come{H935}{(H8799)} upon him at unawares{H3045}{H8799)}{H3808}; and let his net{H7568} that he hath hid{H2934}{H8804)} catch{H3920}{H8799)} himself: into that very destruction{H7722} let him fall{H5307}{H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Let a sodane destruccio come vpon him vnawarres, and ye nett that he hath layed priuely, catch him self, that he maye fall in to his owne myschefe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Let destruction come vpon him at vnwares, and let his net, that he hath laid priuilie, take him: let him fall into the same destruction.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Let a sodayne destruction come vpon hym vnawares: and his net that he hath layde priuily catch hym selfe, let him fall into it with his owne destruction.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
  • 1 Sam 18:17 : 17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as your wife: only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
  • 1 Sam 31:2-4 : 2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons. 3 The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was critically wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it.
  • 2 Sam 17:2-4 : 2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike the king only: 3 And I will bring back all the people to you: the man whom you seek is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. 4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.
  • 2 Sam 18:14-15 : 14 Then Joab said, I cannot linger thus with you. And he took three spears in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive in the midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men who carried Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He made a pit, and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me; into the midst of it they have fallen themselves. Selah.
  • Ps 64:7 : 7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly they shall be wounded.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How they are brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when You wake up, You shall despise their image.
  • Ps 141:9-9 : 9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape completely.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities shall capture the wicked, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Isa 47:11 : 11 Therefore evil shall come upon you; you shall not know from where it rises. Trouble shall fall upon you; you shall not be able to put it off. Desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know.
  • Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See to that yourself. 5 And he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be burdened with surfeiting, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day comes upon you unexpectedly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

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    82%

    6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

    7 For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, which they have dug without cause for my soul.

  • Job 18:7-10
    4 verses
    80%

    7 The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

    8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks upon a snare.

    9 The trap shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.

    10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity.

    10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape completely.

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have dug a pit to take me, and hidden snares for my feet.

    23 Yet, LORD, you know all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight, but let them be overthrown before you; deal thus with them in the time of your anger.

  • Ps 140:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

    10 Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

  • Ps 69:22
    77%

    22 Let their table become a snare before them, and what should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

  • Ps 9:15
    77%

    15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

  • Ps 57:6
    77%

    6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me; into the midst of it they have fallen themselves. Selah.

  • Ps 5:10
    76%

    10 Destroy them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.

  • Ps 55:15
    76%

    15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down alive into hell, for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

  • Prov 6:15
    76%

    15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

  • Ps 10:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes are secretly set against the poor.

    9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

    10 He crouches and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

  • Ps 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 He made a pit, and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch he made.

    16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.

  • Ps 35:25
    75%

    25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, this is what we wanted; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

  • Ps 109:11
    75%

    11 Let the extortioner seize all that he has, and let strangers plunder his labor.

  • Ezek 19:8
    74%

    8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him; he was caught in their pit.

  • Prov 28:10
    74%

    10 Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Ps 140:5
    74%

    5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

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    9 And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them.

  • Ps 109:17
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    17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.

  • Ps 64:7-8
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    74%

    7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly they shall be wounded.

    8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves; all who see them shall flee away.

  • Prov 1:12
    73%

    12 Let us swallow them alive like the grave, and whole, like those who go down into the pit;

  • Ps 35:4
    73%

    4 Let them be confused and put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

  • Ps 109:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 When he is judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer become sin.

    8 Let his days be few, and let another take his office.

  • Ps 58:7
    73%

    7 Let them melt away as waters that run continually: when he bends his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be cut in pieces.

  • Ps 73:18
    73%

    18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

  • Eccl 10:8
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    8 He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaks an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

  • Ps 40:14
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    14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame who wish me evil.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Job 27:7
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    7 Let my enemy be like the wicked, and he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.

  • Ps 7:5
    73%

    5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yes, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

  • Ps 69:24
    73%

    24 Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your wrathful anger take hold of them.

  • Ps 64:4
    73%

    4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not.

  • Prov 1:17
    72%

    17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

  • Job 19:6
    72%

    6 Know now that God has overthrown me and has surrounded me with His net.

  • Job 31:8
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    8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yes, let my offspring be rooted out.