Psalm 58:3
New International Version
Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.

New Living Translation
These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.

English Standard Version
The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.

Berean Standard Bible
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

King James Bible
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

New King James Version
The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

New American Standard Bible
The wicked have turned away from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.

NASB 1995
The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.

NASB 1977
The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.

Legacy Standard Bible
The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak falsehood wander in error from birth.

Amplified Bible
The wicked are estranged from the womb; These go astray from birth, speaking lies [even twisted partial truths].

Christian Standard Bible
The wicked go astray from the womb; liars wander about from birth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked go astray from the womb; liars err from birth.

American Standard Version
The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Contemporary English Version
You have done wrong and lied from the day you were born.

English Revised Version
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Even] inside the womb wicked people are strangers [to God]. From their birth liars go astray.

Good News Translation
Evildoers go wrong all their lives; they tell lies from the day they are born.

International Standard Version
The wicked go astray from the womb; they go astray, telling lies even from birth.

Majority Standard Bible
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

NET Bible
The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.

New Heart English Bible
The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Webster's Bible Translation
The wicked are estranged from their birth: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

World English Bible
The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The wicked have been estranged from the womb, "" They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

Smith's Literal Translation
The unjust turned aside from the belly: they went astray from the womb, speaking falsehood.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The wicked are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray from the womb: they have spoken false things.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods.

New American Bible
The wicked have been corrupt since birth; liars from the womb, they have gone astray.

New Revised Standard Version
The wicked go astray from the womb; they err from their birth, speaking lies.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The wicked are known from the womb; they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The evil are set apart from the belly and have gone astray from the womb, speaking lies.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The wicked are estranged from the womb; The speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Sinners have gone astray from the womb: they go astray from the belly: they speak lies.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Judges the Earth
2No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth. 3The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. 4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,…

Cross References
Romans 3:10-18
As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” ...

Isaiah 48:8
You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Ephesians 2:1-3
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

Job 15:14-16
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? / If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, / how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

Matthew 15:18-20
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. / These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Isaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

John 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Genesis 6:5
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

1 John 3:8
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

Psalm 51:5
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.


Treasury of Scripture

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

estranged

Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Job 15:14
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

as soon [heb.

Psalm 22:10
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.

Isaiah 46:3
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

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Psalm 58
1. David reproves wicked judges
3. describes the nature of the wicked
6. devotes them to God's judgments
10. whereat the righteous shall rejoice














The wicked
The phrase "The wicked" refers to those who are morally corrupt and opposed to God's righteous standards. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "רְשָׁעִים" (resha'im), which denotes individuals who are guilty of sin and rebellion against God. This term is often used throughout the Psalms to describe those who live in opposition to God's will and who perpetuate injustice and evil. The use of "the wicked" here sets the stage for understanding the inherent nature of sinfulness that the psalmist is addressing.

are estranged
comes from the Hebrew root "זָרוּ" (zar), meaning to be alienated or separated. This word conveys a sense of being cut off or distant from a rightful relationship. In the context of this verse, it suggests that the wicked are inherently separated from God and His ways from the very beginning of their existence. This estrangement is not merely a result of external actions but is indicative of an internal, inherent condition.

from the womb
emphasizes the idea of original sin and the innate sinful nature of humanity. The Hebrew word "בֶּטֶן" (beten) refers to the womb, highlighting the earliest stage of human life. This phrase underscores the belief that sinfulness is not something acquired later in life but is present from birth. It reflects the theological understanding that all humans are born with a sinful nature due to the fall of Adam and Eve, as described in Genesis. This concept is foundational in conservative Christian theology, emphasizing the need for redemption and the transformative power of God's grace from the very start of life.

(3) The Wicked.--The poet passes from his indignant challenge to the unjust judges to speak of the wicked generally. He finds that such maturity of vice points to very early depravity. Such hardened sinners must have been cradled in wickedness.

Verse 3. - The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. This is the language of hyperbole, and is certainly not the profession of the doctrine of original sin. What the psalmist means is that those who ultimately become heinous sinners, for the most part show, even from their early childhood, a strong tendency towards evil. He implies that with others the case is different. Though there may be in them a corruption of nature (Psalm 51:6), yet, on the whole, they have good dispositions, and present a contrast to the ungodly ones whom he is describing.

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

are estranged
זֹ֣רוּ (zō·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery

from the womb;
מֵרָ֑חֶם (mê·rā·ḥem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7358: The womb

the liars
דֹּבְרֵ֥י (dō·ḇə·rê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

go astray
תָּע֥וּ (tā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray

from birth.
מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן (mib·be·ṭen)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything


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