Psalms 58:4

2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Gift har de lik ormegift; de er som en døv slange, som stopper sitt øre til,
OTB
De har gift lik den av en slange;
Som en døv kobra som lukker øret,
B1930
Gift har de lik ormegift; de er som en døv slange, som stopper sitt øre til,
BSB
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
KJV
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
WEB
Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
ASV
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: [They are] like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,
DARBY
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder which stoppeth her ear;
BLB
Their venom [is] like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

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