Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
Psalms 11:6 in other translations
| BSB | On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. |
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| WEB | On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. |
| ASV | Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. |
| YLT | He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind is the portion of their cup. |
| DARBY | Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. |
| BBE | On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full. |
| Webster | Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. |
What does Psalms 11:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Psalms 11:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 11:6
- Ezekiel 38:22
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
- Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
- Ezekiel 13:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
- Luke 17:29
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
- Psalms 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.
- Job 20:23
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
- Job 18:15
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
- Jeremiah 4:11-12
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
- Psalms 105:32
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
- Job 27:13-23
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; …
- Habakkuk 2:16
Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
- 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. And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. Then took I the cup at the Lord’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
105:32; Ge 19:24; Ex 9:23,24; Job 18:15; 20:23; Isa 24:17,18
Eze 13:13; 38:22; Lu 17:29
snares. or, quick burning coals. an horrible, or, aburning. portion.
16:5; Ge 43:34; 1Sa 1:4; 9:23; Job 27:13-23
their.
75:8; Isa 51:17,22; Jer 25:15-17; Hab 2:16; Joh 18:11
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Context
- Psalms 11:5
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
- Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
- Psalms 11:7
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalms 11:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sobre los malos lloverá lazos; fuego y azufre, con vientos de torbellinos, será la porción del cáliz de ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il fera pleuvoir sur les méchants des pièges, du feu et du soufre; et un vent brûlant sera la portion de leur coupe. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er wird Schlingen regnen lassen auf die Gesetzlosen; Feuer und Schwefel und Glutwind wird das Teil ihres Bechers sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Propter miseriam inopum, et gemitum pauperum, nunc exsurgam, dicit Dominus. Ponam in salutari; fiducialiter agam in eo. |