Psalms 58:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Psalms 58:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 58:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 58:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.”

Psalms 58:8 — World English Bible

Psalms 58:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Let them beas a snail which melteth and passeth away, Likethe untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun. ”

Psalms 58:8 — American Standard Version

Psalms 58:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As a snail that melteth he goeth on, <FI>As<Fi> an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.”

Psalms 58:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 58:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; [like] the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun. ”

Psalms 58:8 — Darby Translation

Psalms 58:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let them consume like a snayle that melteth, and like the vntimely fruite of a woman, that hath not seene the sunne.”

Psalms 58:8 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 58:8 in Context — Psalms 58

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.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

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What Does Psalms 58:8 Mean?

Psalms 58:8 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 58. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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