Psalms 140:11
ContextNET © | A slanderer 1 will not endure on 2 the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. 3 |
NIV © | Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence. |
NASB © | "May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." |
NLT © | Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause disaster to fall with great force on the violent. |
MSG © | These loudmouths--don't let them be taken seriously; These savages--let the Devil hunt them down! |
BBE © | Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow. |
NRSV © | Do not let the slanderer be established in the land; let evil speedily hunt down the violent! |
NKJV © | Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him ." |
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NET © | A slanderer 1 will not endure on 2 the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “a man of a tongue.” 2 tn Heb “be established in.” 3 tn Heb “for blows.” The Hebrew noun מַדְחֵפֹה (madkhefoh, “blow”) occurs only here in the OT. |