Psalm 11:6
New International Version
On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.

New Living Translation
He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.

English Standard Version
Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Berean Standard Bible
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

King James Bible
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

New King James Version
Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.

New American Standard Bible
He will rain coals of fire upon the wicked, And brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

NASB 1995
Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

NASB 1977
Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

Legacy Standard Bible
May He rain snares upon the wicked; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

Amplified Bible
Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire; Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].

Christian Standard Bible
Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; a scorching wind will be their portion.

American Standard Version
Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Contemporary English Version
He will send fiery coals and flaming sulfur down on the wicked, and they will drink nothing but a scorching wind.

English Revised Version
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He rains down fire and burning sulfur upon wicked people. He makes them drink from a cup filled with scorching wind.

Good News Translation
He sends down flaming coals and burning sulfur on the wicked; he punishes them with scorching winds.

International Standard Version
He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur; a scorching wind is their destiny.

Majority Standard Bible
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

NET Bible
May the LORD rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

New Heart English Bible
On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Webster's Bible Translation
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

World English Bible
On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He pours on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, "" And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup.

Young's Literal Translation
He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind is the portion of their cup.

Smith's Literal Translation
He will rain upon the, unjust, snares, fire and brimstone, and a wind of violent heat: the portion of their cup.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone and storms of winds shall be the portion of their cup.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He will rain down snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and windstorms will be the portion of their cup.

New American Bible
And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup.

New Revised Standard Version
On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur; a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Snares have come down upon the wicked like rain; fire and brimstone and a destructive tempest shall be the portion of their cup.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Snares have come down upon the wicked like rain; fire and brimstone and a wind of disease is the portion of their cup,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He shall rain upon sinners snares, fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast shall be the portion of their cup.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
In the LORD I Take Refuge
5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence. 6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. 7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.…

Cross References
Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Ezekiel 38:22
I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.

Revelation 14:10
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Isaiah 30:33
For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.

Revelation 9:17-18
Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur. / A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.

Job 18:15
Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.

Luke 17:29
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Isaiah 34:8-10
For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.

Matthew 13:41-42
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Revelation 19:20
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.


Treasury of Scripture

On the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Upon

Psalm 105:32
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

Exodus 9:23,24
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…

snares.

Psalm 16:5
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Genesis 43:34
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

1 Samuel 1:4
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

their

Psalm 75:8
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

Isaiah 51:17,22
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out…

Jeremiah 25:15-17
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it…

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Psalm 11
1. David encourages himself in God against his enemies
4. The providence and justice of God














On the wicked
The term "wicked" in Hebrew is "רְשָׁעִים" (resha'im), which refers to those who are morally wrong, guilty, or hostile towards God. In the biblical context, the wicked are those who live in opposition to God's laws and righteousness. Historically, the wicked have been seen as those who reject God's covenant and live in rebellion against His will. This phrase sets the stage for the divine judgment that follows, emphasizing the moral and spiritual state of those who are opposed to God.

He will rain coals
The imagery of raining coals is reminiscent of divine judgment, similar to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. In Hebrew, "coals" (פַּחֲמֵי) can symbolize intense heat and purification. This phrase suggests a powerful and consuming judgment from God, indicating that the wicked will face severe consequences for their actions. The use of "rain" implies an overwhelming and inescapable judgment, as rain covers everything it falls upon.

fire and brimstone
"Fire and brimstone" are often associated with God's wrath and judgment in the Bible. The Hebrew word for "fire" (אֵשׁ, esh) and "brimstone" (גָּפְרִית, gophrith) together evoke the image of a consuming and purifying force. Historically, brimstone, or sulfur, was known for its burning properties and was used to describe the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. This phrase underscores the severity and totality of God's judgment against the wicked, serving as a warning of the consequences of sin.

and a scorching wind
The "scorching wind" (רוּחַ זַלְעָפָה, ruach zal'aphah) can be understood as a hot, destructive wind, often associated with desolation and ruin. In the ancient Near East, such winds were feared for their ability to destroy crops and cause devastation. This phrase adds to the imagery of divine judgment, suggesting that the wicked will experience not only fire and brimstone but also a relentless and consuming force that leaves nothing untouched.

will be the portion of their cup
The "portion of their cup" (כּוֹסָם, kosam) is a metaphor for one's lot or destiny. In biblical times, the cup was often used as a symbol of one's fate or experience, whether it be blessing or judgment. Here, the cup represents the inevitable outcome of the wicked's actions—a destiny filled with divine wrath and retribution. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder that the choices and actions of the wicked lead to a predetermined and just end, as ordained by God.

(6) Rain snares.--Or nooses. (Comp. 1Corinthians 7:35.) This is certainly an extraordinary figure, and various emendations have been suggested. Ewald's "coals of fire" (pecham for pachim) is the best (comp. Psalm 18:13, where the Hebrew word, however, is gechalim, "live, or red coals"; while pecham is used in Proverbs 26:21 as fuel for fire, in contrast with live coals: but in Isaiah 44:12; Isaiah 54:16 it is itself plainly burning coal.) He arranges the clauses thus: "Causeth to rain upon wicked men coals of fire with brimstone; a glowing blast is the portion of their cup."

"Put we our quarrel to the will of Heaven, . . .

Verse 6. - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares. On Divine displeasure follows Divine punishment - not always speedy, but sure. Those who have plotted against David will have" snares rained" upon them. God is said to "rain" on men both his blessings and his curses, when he gives them abundantly (comp. Job 20:23; Hosea 10:12; Ezekiel 34:26). By "snares" are meant any difficulties or troubles in which men are entangled by the action of Divine providence. Fire and brimstone. The punishment of Sodom and Gomorrah was the typical example of God's vengeance to the Israelites generally. And an horrible tempest; literally, a breath of horrors (comp. Psalm 119:53; Lamentations 5:10). It is thought that the simoom may be intended. But none of the threats are to be taken literally. All that the psalmist means is that God's vengeance, in some shape or ether, will overtake his persecutors. This shall be the portion of their cup. This is probably the earliest place where the metaphor of a "cup" for man's lot in life is employed. Other instances are Psalm 16:5; Psalm 23:5; Psalm 73:10; Psalm 75:8; Psalm 116:13; Isaiah 51:17, 22; Jeremiah 25:15; Ezekiel 23:31, 32; Matthew 20:22, 23; Matthew 26:39; John 18:11.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
On
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the wicked
רְשָׁעִ֗ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

He will rain
יַמְטֵ֥ר (yam·ṭêr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4305: To rain

fiery
אֵ֣שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

coals
פַּ֫חִ֥ים (pa·ḥîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net

and brimstone;
וְ֭גָפְרִית (wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1614: Cypress-resin, sulphur

a scorching
זִלְעָפ֗וֹת (zil·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 2152: A glow, a famine

wind
וְר֥וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

will be their portion.
מְנָ֣ת (mə·nāṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4521: An allotment


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