Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. New Living Translation He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds. English Standard Version Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. Berean Standard Bible On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. King James Bible Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. New King James Version Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup. New American Standard Bible He will rain coals of fire upon the wicked, And brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup. NASB 1995 Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup. NASB 1977 Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup. Legacy Standard Bible May He rain snares upon the wicked; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup. Amplified Bible Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire; Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom]. Christian Standard Bible Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup. Holman Christian Standard Bible He will rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; a scorching wind will be their portion. American Standard Version Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Snares have come down upon the wicked like rain; fire and brimstone and a wind of disease is the portion of their cup, Brenton Septuagint Translation He shall rain upon sinners snares, fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast shall be the portion of their cup. Contemporary English Version He will send fiery coals and flaming sulfur down on the wicked, and they will drink nothing but a scorching wind. Douay-Rheims Bible He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone and storms of winds shall be the portion of their cup. English Revised Version Upon the wicked he shall rain snares; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. GOD'S WORD® Translation He rains down fire and burning sulfur upon wicked people. He makes them drink from a cup filled with scorching wind. Good News Translation He sends down flaming coals and burning sulfur on the wicked; he punishes them with scorching winds. International Standard Version He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur; a scorching wind is their destiny. JPS Tanakh 1917 Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. Literal Standard Version He pours on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, | And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup. Majority Standard Bible On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. New American Bible And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup. NET Bible May the LORD rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve! New Revised Standard Version On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur; a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. New Heart English Bible On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. Webster's Bible Translation Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. World English Bible On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. Young's Literal Translation He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind is the portion of their cup. Additional Translations ... Context In the LORD I Take Refuge…5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence. 6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. 7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.… Cross References Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah--from the LORD out of the heavens. Job 18:15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling. Psalm 1:6 For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 18:13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded--hailstones and coals of fire. Psalm 18:14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. Psalm 75:8 For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs. Psalm 140:10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again. Treasury of Scripture On the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. Upon Psalm 105:32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; Exodus 9:23,24 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt… snares. Psalm 16:5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. Genesis 43:34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. 1 Samuel 1:4 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: their Psalm 75:8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. Isaiah 51:17,22 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out… Jeremiah 25:15-17 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it… Jump to Previous Blazing Brimstone Burning Cause Coals Cup Evil-Doer Fiery Fire Flames Full Horrible Lot Portion Poureth Rain Scorching Snares Sulfur Tempest Wicked WindJump to Next Blazing Brimstone Burning Cause Coals Cup Evil-Doer Fiery Fire Flames Full Horrible Lot Portion Poureth Rain Scorching Snares Sulfur Tempest Wicked WindPsalm 11 1. David encourages himself in God against his enemies4. The providence and justice of God (6) Rain snares.--Or nooses. (Comp. 1Corinthians 7:35.) This is certainly an extraordinary figure, and various emendations have been suggested. Ewald's "coals of fire" (pecham for pachim) is the best (comp. Psalm 18:13, where the Hebrew word, however, is gechalim, "live, or red coals"; while pecham is used in Proverbs 26:21 as fuel for fire, in contrast with live coals: but in Isaiah 44:12; Isaiah 54:16 it is itself plainly burning coal.) He arranges the clauses thus: "Causeth to rain upon wicked men coals of fire with brimstone; a glowing blast is the portion of their cup." "Put we our quarrel to the will of Heaven, . . . Verse 6. - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares. On Divine displeasure follows Divine punishment - not always speedy, but sure. Those who have plotted against David will have" snares rained" upon them. God is said to "rain" on men both his blessings and his curses, when he gives them abundantly (comp. Job 20:23; Hosea 10:12; Ezekiel 34:26). By "snares" are meant any difficulties or troubles in which men are entangled by the action of Divine providence. Fire and brimstone. The punishment of Sodom and Gomorrah was the typical example of God's vengeance to the Israelites generally. And an horrible tempest; literally, a breath of horrors (comp. Psalm 119:53; Lamentations 5:10). It is thought that the simoom may be intended. But none of the threats are to be taken literally. All that the psalmist means is that God's vengeance, in some shape or ether, will overtake his persecutors. This shall be the portion of their cup. This is probably the earliest place where the metaphor of a "cup" for man's lot in life is employed. Other instances are Psalm 16:5; Psalm 23:5; Psalm 73:10; Psalm 75:8; Psalm 116:13; Isaiah 51:17, 22; Jeremiah 25:15; Ezekiel 23:31, 32; Matthew 20:22, 23; Matthew 26:39; John 18:11.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Onעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the wicked רְשָׁעִ֗ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person He will rain יַמְטֵ֥ר (yam·ṭêr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 4305: To rain fiery אֵ֣שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire coals פַּ֫חִ֥ים (pa·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net and brimstone; וְ֭גָפְרִית (wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1614: Cypress-resin, sulphur a scorching זִלְעָפ֗וֹת (zil·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2152: A glow, a famine wind וְר֥וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit will be their portion. מְנָ֣ת (mə·nāṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4521: An allotment Links Psalm 11:6 NIVPsalm 11:6 NLT Psalm 11:6 ESV Psalm 11:6 NASB Psalm 11:6 KJV Psalm 11:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 11:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 11:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 11:6 French Bible Psalm 11:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 11:6 On the wicked he will rain blazing (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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