Psalm 58:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Beforeבְּטֶ֤רֶם
(be·te·rem)
2962: not yet, ere, before thata prim. adverb
your potsסִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣ם
(si·ro·tei·chem)
5518a: a potprobably of foreign origin
can feelיָבִ֣ינוּ
(ya·vi·nu)
995: to discerna prim. root
[the fire of] thornsאָטָ֑ד
(a·tad;)
329: a bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaanfrom an unused word
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind,יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃
(yis·'a·ren·nu.)
8175a: to sweep or whirl awaya prim. root
the greenחַ֥י
(chai)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
and the burningחָ֝רֹ֗ון
(cha·ro·vn)
2740: (burning of) angerfrom charah
alike.כְּמֹו־
(ke·mov-)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix


















KJV Lexicon
Before your pots
ciyr  (seer)
a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
can feel
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
the thorns
'atad  (aw-tawd')
a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn) -- Atad, bramble, thorn.
he shall take them away as with a whirlwind
sa`ar  (saw-ar')
to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e. fear -- be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm, be tempestuous, come like (take away as with) a whirlwind.
both living
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
and in his wrath
charown  (khaw-rone')
a burning of anger -- sore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.

King James Bible
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns-- whether green or burning-- He will sweep them away.

International Standard Version
Before your clay pots are placed on a fire of burning thorns— whether green or ablaze— wrath will sweep them away like a storm.

NET Bible
Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Let their thorns be brambles and let wrath trouble them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let [God] sweep them away faster than a cooking pot is heated by burning twigs.

King James 2000 Bible
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
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