NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon As a snailshabluwl (shab-lool') a snail (as if floating in its own slime) -- snail. which melteth temec (teh'-mes) liquefaction, i.e. disappearance -- melt. let every one of them pass away halak (haw-lak') to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) like the untimely birth nephel (neh'-fel) something fallen, i.e. an abortion -- untimely birth. of a woman 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman that they may not see chazah (khaw-zaw') to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of -- behold, look, prophesy, provide, see. the sun shemesh (sheh'-mesh) the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Let them be as a snail which melts away as it goes along, Like the miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun. King James Bible As 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Like a slug that moves along in slime, like a woman's miscarried child, they will not see the sun. International Standard Version May they be like a snail that dries up as it crawls; like a woman's stillborn baby, who never saw the sun. NET Bible Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun! Aramaic Bible in Plain English Like wax that is melted and falls before the fire, they will be destroyed; the fire has fallen and they have not seen neither have they perceived the sun. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let them become like a snail that leaves behind a slimy trail or like a stillborn child who never sees the sun. King James 2000 Bible As a snail who melts, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. Links Psalm 58:8Psalm 58:8 NIV Psalm 58:8 NLT Psalm 58:8 ESV Psalm 58:8 NASB Psalm 58:8 KJV |