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Psalms 140:10

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

KJV

Cadent in retiaculo ejus peccatores : singulariter sum ego, donec transeam.

Vulgate

πεσοῦνται ἐν ἀμφιβλήστρῳ αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτωλοί· κατὰ μόνας εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ἕως οὗ ἂν παρέλθω.

LXX

Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

ASV

רֹ֥אשׁ מְסִבָּ֑/י עֲמַ֖ל שְׂפָתֵ֣י/מוֹ יכסו/מו יְכַסֵּֽ/מוֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

וֹ
v
noun · 55×
י
y
noun · 177×
מְכַסֶּ֣ה
mksh
verb · 152×
מֵסַ֣ב
msb
noun · 5×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 9:23 — And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
  • Ezek 10:2 — And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the ci
  • Gen 19:24 — Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
  • Judg 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
  • Matt 13:42 — And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matt 13:50 — And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
  • Prov 28:10 — Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
  • Prov 28:17 — A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
  • Ps 11:6 — Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
  • Ps 18:13 — The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
  • Ps 18:13 — The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
  • Ps 21:9 — Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
  • Ps 55:23 — But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
  • Ps 120:4 — Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
  • Rev 16:8 — And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
  • Rev 20:15 — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
  • Rev 21:8 — But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimst
  • Rom 12:20 — Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.