Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears, New Living Translation They spit venom like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen, English Standard Version They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, Berean Standard Bible Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears, King James Bible Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; New King James Version Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear, New American Standard Bible They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear, NASB 1995 They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear, NASB 1977 They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear, Legacy Standard Bible They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear, Amplified Bible Their poison is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear, Christian Standard Bible They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears, Holman Christian Standard Bible They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears, American Standard Version Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear, Contemporary English Version Your words spread poison like the bite of a cobra English Revised Version Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; GOD'S WORD® Translation They have poisonous venom like snakes. They are like a deaf cobra that shuts its ears Good News Translation They are full of poison like snakes; they stop up their ears like a deaf cobra, International Standard Version Their venom is like a poisonous snake; even like a deaf serpent that shuts its ears, Majority Standard Bible Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears, NET Bible Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear, New Heart English Bible Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; like a deaf viper that stops its ear, Webster's Bible Translation Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; World English Bible Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTheir poison [is] as poison of a serpent, "" As a deaf cobra shutting its ear, Young's Literal Translation Their poison is as poison of a serpent, As a deaf asp shutting its ear, Smith's Literal Translation Wrath to them according to the likeness of the wrath of a serpent: as the deaf adder will stop its ear; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTheir madness is according to the likeness of a serpent: like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ears: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a serpent stopping its ears, New Revised Standard Version They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTheir poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder that stops its ear, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Their venom is like a snake's or that of a cockatrice, or like a deaf asp that covers its ears. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear; Brenton Septuagint Translation Their venom is like that of a serpent; as that of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Judges the Earth…3The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. 4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears, 5refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.… Cross References Romans 3:13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” James 3:8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Matthew 23:33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 2 Corinthians 11:3 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. Acts 28:3-6 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand. / When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” / But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. ... Luke 3:7 Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” / The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, / but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” ... Proverbs 23:32 In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. Isaiah 59:5 They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched. Jeremiah 8:17 “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD. Deuteronomy 32:33 Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras. Treasury of Scripture Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stops her ear; poison Psalm 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. Ecclesiastes 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: like [heb. Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? the deaf Jeremiah 8:17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. adder or asp. Job 20:14,16 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him… Isaiah 11:8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. Jump to Previous Adder Asp Cobra Deaf Ear Ears Poison Serpent Shut Shutting Snake Stopped Stoppeth Stops VenomJump to Next Adder Asp Cobra Deaf Ear Ears Poison Serpent Shut Shutting Snake Stopped Stoppeth Stops VenomPsalm 58 1. David reproves wicked judges3. describes the nature of the wicked 6. devotes them to God's judgments 10. whereat the righteous shall rejoice Their venom The word "venom" in this context is a metaphor for the harmful and destructive words or actions of the wicked. In Hebrew, the word used is "חֲמַת" (chamat), which can also mean "fury" or "wrath." This imagery suggests that the wicked possess a dangerous and toxic influence, much like the venom of a serpent. Historically, venomous snakes were well-known in the ancient Near East, and their deadly bite was a common metaphor for treachery and malice. The use of "venom" here underscores the insidious nature of evil and the harm it can inflict on the righteous. is like the poison of a serpent like a cobra that shuts its ears The most forcible images of determined wickedness, and of the destruction it entails, now follow. The first is supplied by the serpent, the more suggestive from the accumulated evil qualities of which that animal has from the first been considered the type. Here the figure is heightened, since the animal is supposed to have been first tamed, but suddenly darts forth its fangs, and shows itself not only untamed, but untameable. Adder.--Heb., pethen, translated asp in Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:14; Isaiah 11:8 (and here by the LXX.) In the Bible Educator iv. 103, the pethen is identified with the Egyptian cobra, the species upon which the serpent charmers practise their peculiar science. Deaf.--So Jeremiah 8:17 refers to various kinds of serpents that "will not be charmed." Here, however, it would seem as if the poet were thinking of some individual of a species, generally tractable, that obstinately resists the spells and incantations of the charmer. . . . Verse 4. - Their poison is like the poison of a serpent (comp. Psalm 140:3; Song of Sirach 25:15). They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear. The "adder" was supposed to be deaf, on account of its being very difficult to charm. It was thought obstinately to set itself against the charmer, and, as it were, stop its ears against him.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Their venomחֲמַת־ (ḥă·maṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison [is] like כִּדְמ֥וּת (kiḏ·mūṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1823: Resemblance, model, shape, like the poison חֲמַת־ (ḥă·maṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison of a serpent, נָחָ֑שׁ (nā·ḥāš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5175: A serpent like כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-) Preposition Strong's 3644: Like, as, when a cobra פֶ֥תֶן (p̄e·ṯen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6620: (a venomous serpent) perhaps cobra that shuts חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ (ḥê·rêš) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2795: Deaf its ears, אָזְנֽוֹ׃ (’ā·zə·nōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear Links Psalm 58:4 NIVPsalm 58:4 NLT Psalm 58:4 ESV Psalm 58:4 NASB Psalm 58:4 KJV Psalm 58:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 58:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 58:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 58:4 French Bible Psalm 58:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 58:4 Their poison is like the poison (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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