8Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; like the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun.


In Context

5 Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.

6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.

7 Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted:

8 Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; like the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun.

9 Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, they shall be whirled away.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:

Psalm 58:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

58:8As a snail [which] melteth, let [every one of them] pass away: [like] the untimely birth of a woman, [that] they may not see the sun.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

58:8Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

58:8Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

58:8Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

58:8Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

58:8As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

58:8Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

58:8As a snail that melteth he goeth on, As an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

58:8As a snail which melts, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.