Psalm 68:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As smokeעָשָׁ֗ן
(a·shan)
6227: smokefrom an unused word
is drivenכְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף
(ke·hin·dof)
5086: to drive, drive asundera prim. root
away, [so] drive [them] away;תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף
(tin·dof)
5086: to drive, drive asundera prim. root
As waxדֹּ֭ונַג
(do·v·nag)
1749: wax (as melting)from an unused word
meltsכְּהִמֵּ֣ס
(ke·him·mes)
4549: to dissolve, melta prim. root
before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the fire,אֵ֑שׁ
(esh;)
784: a firea prim. root
[So] let the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
perishיֹאבְד֥וּ
(yo·ve·du)
6: to perisha prim. root
before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
God.אֱלֹהִֽים׃
(e·lo·him.)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
As smoke
`ashan  (aw-shawn')
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) -- smoke(-ing).
is driven away
nadaph  (naw-daf')
to shove asunder, i.e. disperse -- drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.
so drive them away
nadaph  (naw-daf')
to shove asunder, i.e. disperse -- drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.
as wax
downag  (do-nag')
wax; --wax.
melteth
macac  (maw-sas')
to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief) -- discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, utterly.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
so let the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
at the presence
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish before God.

King James Bible
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As smoke is blown away, so You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.

International Standard Version
As smoke is driven away, so you drive them away. As wax melts in the presence of fire, so the wicked die in the presence of God.

NET Bible
As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they will vanish like smoke vanishes, and as wax is melted before fire, the wicked shall be destroyed from before God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blow them away like smoke. Let wicked people melt in God's presence like wax next to a fire.

King James 2000 Bible
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
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