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Psalms 58:7

5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

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

8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

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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 they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
KJV
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
WEB
Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
ASV
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
DARBY
Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted:
BLB
Let them flow away like waters, running continually to themselves; he treads the [bow]—may his arrows be as though cut in pieces.
ÅB
La dem forgå som vann som rinner bort! Legger noen sine piler i buen, da la dem bli som uten odd!
OTB
Måtte de forsvinne som vann som renner bort;
Når han spenner buen, la hans piler være som hodeløse skafter.
B1930
La dem forgå som vann som rinner bort! Legger nogen sine piler i buen, da la dem bli som uten odd!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

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  • Joshua 7:5

    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.

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  • Isaiah 13:7

    Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:

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  • Psalms 64:3

    Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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  • Exodus 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.

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  • Joshua 2:9–11

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:10

    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.

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  • Psalms 22:14

    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.

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