Psalm 58:7
World English Bible (WEB)
Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
In context
5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.
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.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Psalm 58:7 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted:
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.