Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made. New Living Translation They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves. English Standard Version He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. Berean Standard Bible He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. King James Bible He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. New King James Version He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made. New American Standard Bible He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. NASB 1995 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. NASB 1977 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. Legacy Standard Bible He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. Amplified Bible He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap]. Christian Standard Bible He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made. Holman Christian Standard Bible He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made. American Standard Version He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. Contemporary English Version Such people dig a deep hole, then fall in it themselves. English Revised Version He hath made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. GOD'S WORD® Translation He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made [for others]. Good News Translation But in the traps they set for others, they themselves get caught. International Standard Version He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made. Majority Standard Bible He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. NET Bible he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. New Heart English Bible He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. Webster's Bible Translation He made a pit, and digged it, and hath fallen into the ditch which he made. World English Bible He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe has prepared a pit, and he digs it, "" And he falls into a ditch he makes. Young's Literal Translation A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh. Smith's Literal Translation He dug a pit, and he will dig it out, and he will fall into the pitfall he will make. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible He digs a hole and bores it deep, but he falls into the pit he has made. New Revised Standard Version They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe has made a well, and deepened it, and is fallen into the pit which he made. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He has dug a pit and has dug it and has fallen into the ditch that he made. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He hath digged a pit, and hollowed it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. Brenton Septuagint Translation He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Take Refuge in You…14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. 15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. 16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.… Cross References Proverbs 26:27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. Ecclesiastes 10:8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake. Proverbs 28:10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good. Job 4:8 As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same. Proverbs 1:18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. Hosea 10:13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men, Proverbs 5:22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. Psalm 9:15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. Psalm 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah Jeremiah 18:20-23 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. / Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle. / Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet. ... Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. Romans 2:1-3 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. / And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. / So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Treasury of Scripture He made a pit, and dig it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. made. Psalm 35:7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. Psalm 119:85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. Job 6:27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. and is Psalm 9:15,16 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken… Psalm 10:2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. Psalm 35:8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. Jump to Previous Deep Digged Diggeth Digging Digs Ditch Dug Earth Fallen Falleth Falling Falls Hole Hollowed Makes Maketh Pit PreparedJump to Next Deep Digged Diggeth Digging Digs Ditch Dug Earth Fallen Falleth Falling Falls Hole Hollowed Makes Maketh Pit PreparedPsalm 7 1. David prays against the malice of his enemies, professing his innocence10. By faith he sees his defense, and the destruction of his enemies He has dug a hole The imagery of digging a hole is rich with meaning. In the Hebrew context, the act of digging can symbolize preparation and intent. The Hebrew word used here, "כָּרָה" (karah), often implies an intentional act, suggesting that the individual is actively working towards a specific goal. Historically, digging a pit was a common method for trapping animals, indicating a premeditated plan to ensnare. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the deliberate nature of the actions being described. and hollowed it out he has fallen into the pit he has made (15) Pate.--A word retained from Coverdale's translation, and common in the Elizabethan age. In Shakespeare it is frequent-- "My invention Comes from my pate, As bird-lime does from frieze." For the moral, comp. 1Samuel 25:29. Psalm 7:15-16 are quoted by Eusebius of the overthrow of Maxentius by Constantine, with special reference to the fact that in preparing a bridge of boats he had prepared the means for his own destruction. Verse 15. - He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made (comp. Psalm 9:15, 16; Psalm 35:8; Psalm 57:6; Proverbs 26:27; Proverbs 28:10, etc.). There are several illustrations of this law of God's providence in Scripture, the most striking being that of Haman. Its existence as a law was noticed by some of the classical writers, as Ovid, who says -"Nec lex justior ulla est, Hebrew He has dugכָּ֭רָֽה (kā·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3738: To dig, to plot, to bore, open a hole בּ֣וֹר (bō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well and hollowed it out; וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ (way·yaḥ·pə·rê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2658: To pry into, to delve, to explore he has fallen וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie into the pit בְּשַׁ֣חַת (bə·ša·ḥaṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction of his making. יִפְעָֽל׃ (yip̄·‘āl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6466: To do, make, to practise Links Psalm 7:15 NIVPsalm 7:15 NLT Psalm 7:15 ESV Psalm 7:15 NASB Psalm 7:15 KJV Psalm 7:15 BibleApps.com Psalm 7:15 Biblia Paralela Psalm 7:15 Chinese Bible Psalm 7:15 French Bible Psalm 7:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 7:15 He has dug a hole and has (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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