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Psalms 58:5

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

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

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.

7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

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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
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
KJV
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
WEB
which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
ASV
Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.
DARBY
Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.
BLB
which will not listen to the voice of those whispering—charmers most skillfully charming.
ÅB
så den ikke hører på slangetemmernes røst, på ham som er kyndig i å besverge.
OTB
Så den ikke hører røsten av besvergere,
Eller en dyktig trollmann.
B1930
så den ikke hører på slangetemmernes røst, på ham som er kyndig i å besverge.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 8:17

    “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:11

    casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.

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  • Isaiah 19:3

    Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.

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