Psalm 63:10
New International Version
They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

New Living Translation
They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals.

English Standard Version
they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.

Berean Standard Bible
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

King James Bible
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

New King James Version
They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals.

New American Standard Bible
They will be turned over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.

NASB 1995
They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.

NASB 1977
They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.

Legacy Standard Bible
They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a portion for foxes.

Amplified Bible
They will be given over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.

Christian Standard Bible
They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become the jackals’ prey.

American Standard Version
They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.

Contemporary English Version
Swords will run them through, and wild dogs will eat them.

English Revised Version
They shall be given over to the power of the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will be cut down by swords. Their dead bodies will be left as food for jackals.

Good News Translation
They will be killed in battle, and their bodies eaten by wolves.

International Standard Version
May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals.

Majority Standard Bible
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.

NET Bible
Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.

New Heart English Bible
They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

World English Bible
They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, "" They are a portion for foxes.

Young's Literal Translation
They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

Smith's Literal Translation
They shall deliver to the hands of the sword; they shall be a portion of foxes.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.

Catholic Public Domain Version
They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.

New American Bible
Those who would hand over my life to the sword shall become the prey of jackals!

New Revised Standard Version
they shall be given over to the power of the sword, they shall be prey for jackals.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They are given up to the sword and they shall be food for foxes.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; They shall be a portion for foxes.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Thirsting for God
9But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth. 10They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes. 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.…

Cross References
Isaiah 34:2-3
The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.

Ezekiel 32:27
They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.

Jeremiah 25:33
Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.

1 Samuel 17:46
This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.

2 Samuel 18:7-8
There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men. / The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.

1 Kings 14:11
Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.

2 Kings 9:36-37
So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”

Jeremiah 16:4
“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”

Ezekiel 39:17-20
And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. ...

Revelation 19:17-18
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

Matthew 24:28
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

Luke 17:37
“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

Revelation 19:21
And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

Job 39:30
His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”

Isaiah 66:24
“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”


Treasury of Scripture

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

They shall fall [heb.

1 Samuel 26:10
David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

1 Samuel 31:1-6
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa…

Jeremiah 18:21
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

a portion

Song of Solomon 2:15
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

Ezekiel 39:4,17-20
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured…

Revelation 19:17,18
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; …

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They will fall
This phrase suggests a definitive and inevitable downfall. The Hebrew root word for "fall" is "נָפַל" (naphal), which often conveys a sense of being overthrown or defeated. In the historical context of ancient Israel, falling by the sword was a common fate for those who opposed God's anointed. This phrase serves as a reminder of the ultimate justice and sovereignty of God, who ensures that those who rise against His purposes will not stand.

to the power of the sword
The "sword" in biblical times was a symbol of military power and divine judgment. The Hebrew word "חֶרֶב" (chereb) is used here, indicating not just a physical weapon but also a metaphor for God's judgment. In the ancient Near East, the sword was a common instrument of warfare and execution, representing the finality of God's justice. This phrase underscores the belief that God will use earthly means to execute His divine will, ensuring that His enemies are subdued.

they will become
This phrase indicates a transformation or change in state. The Hebrew verb "הָיָה" (hayah) is used, which means "to become" or "to come to pass." It suggests a transition from one condition to another, often used in the context of God's transformative power. Here, it implies that those who oppose God will not only be defeated but will also be reduced to a state of desolation and disgrace.

the portion of jackals
In the ancient world, jackals were scavengers, often associated with desolation and abandonment. The Hebrew word "שׁוּעָל" (shual) refers to these creatures that inhabit deserted places. This phrase paints a vivid picture of the aftermath of divine judgment, where the defeated are left in a state of ruin, consumed by the wilderness. It serves as a stark warning of the consequences of opposing God, highlighting the futility of rebellion against His divine order. The imagery of becoming "the portion of jackals" emphasizes the complete and utter desolation that awaits those who defy the Lord.

(10) Shall fall.--See margin. But more literally, they shall pour him on to the hands of the sword, where the suffix him is collective of the enemy, and the meaning is, "they shall be given over to the power of the sword." (Comp. Jeremiah 18:21; Ezekiel 35:5.)

Foxes . . .--Rather, jackals. Heb., shualim. (See Note, Song of Solomon 2:15.)

Verse 10. - They shall fall by the sword; i.e. in battle - the natural end of those who stir up civil strife. They shall be a portion for foxes; rather, for jackals (see 2 Samuel 18:6-8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They will fall
יַגִּירֻ֥הוּ (yag·gî·ru·hū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5064: To flow, to stretch out, to pour out, down, to deliver over

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

the power
יְדֵי־ (yə·ḏê-)
Noun - fdc
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the sword;
חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

they will become
יִהְיֽוּ׃ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the portion
מְנָ֖ת (mə·nāṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4521: An allotment

of jackals.
שֻׁעָלִ֣ים (šu·‘ā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7776: Fox, perhaps jackal


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