NASB Lexicon
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. Links Psalm 68:2Psalm 68:2 NIV Psalm 68:2 NLT Psalm 68:2 ESV Psalm 68:2 NASB Psalm 68:2 KJV |