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Psalms 140:11

9 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

12 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
KJV
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
WEB
An evil speaker won’t be established on the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
ASV
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
DARBY
Let not the man of [evil] tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to [his] ruin.
BLB
A man of tongues, do not let him be established in the earth; a man of violence, may evil hunt him to overflowing!
ÅB
En munnkspiste mann skal ikke bli stående i landet; den mann som gjør ugudelig vold, ham skal han jage med slag på slag.
OTB
Måtte en baktaler ikke holde ut på jorden;
Måtte ondskap forfølge en voldelig mann til hans undergang.
B1930
En munnkåt mann skal ikke bli stående i landet; den mann som gjør ugudelig vold, ham skal han jage med slag på slag.

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