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Psalm 58:8

World English Bible

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

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Psalm 58:8 in other translations

Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

Psalm 58:8 · American Standard Version

Psalm 58:8 in context

  1. 6Break their teeth, God, in their mouth.
    Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
  2. 7Let them vanish like water that flows away.
    When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
  3. 8Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away,
    like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
  4. 9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns,
    he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
  5. 10The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance.
    He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,