Passage
Psalms 58.8
8. Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun. (ASV)Book: Psalms · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
6. Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah. 7. Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
8. Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
- Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. 10. The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; (Psalms 58:6-10, ASV)
WEB
6. Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh. 7. Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
8. Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
- Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike. 10. The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; (Psalms 58:6-10, WEB)
KJV
6. Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD. 7. 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.
- Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. both: Heb. as living as wrath 10. The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. (Psalms 58:6-10, KJV)
YLT
6. O God, break their teeth in their mouth, The jaw-teeth of young lions break down, O Jehovah. 7. They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.
8. As a snail that melteth he goeth on, [As] an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.
- Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away. 10. The righteous rejoiceth that he hath seen vengeance, His steps he washeth in the blood of the wicked. (Psalms 58:6-10, YLT)
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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