NETBible | A slanderer 1 will not endure on 2 the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. 3 |
NIV © |
Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence. |
NASB © |
"May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." |
NLT © |
Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause disaster to fall with great force on the violent. |
MSG © |
These loudmouths--don't let them be taken seriously; These savages--let the Devil hunt them down! |
BBE © |
Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow. |
NRSV © |
Do not let the slanderer be established in the land; let evil speedily hunt down the violent! |
NKJV © |
Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him ." |
KJV | Let not an evil speaker <0376> <03956> be established <03559> (8735) in the earth <0776>_: evil <07451> shall hunt <06679> (8799) the violent <02555> man <0376> to overthrow <04073> [him]. {an...: or, an evil speaker (Heb. a man of tongue), a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow} |
NASB © |
"May a slanderer <376> <3956> not be established <3559> in the earth <776> ; May evil <7451> hunt <6679> the violent <2555> man <376> speedily ."<4073> |
LXXM | (139:12) anhr <435> N-NSM glwsswdhv {A-NSM} ou <3364> ADV kateuyunyhsetai <2720> V-FPI-3S epi <1909> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF ghv <1065> N-GSF andra <435> N-ASM adikon <94> A-ASM kaka <2556> A-NPN yhreusei {V-FAI-3S} eiv <1519> PREP diafyoran <1312> N-ASF |
NET [draft] ITL | A slanderer <03956> <0376> will not <01077> endure on <03559> the earth <0776> ; calamity <07451> will hunt down <06679> a violent <02555> man <0376> and strike <04073> him down .<04073> |
HEBREW | tpxdml <04073> wndwuy <06679> er <07451> omx <02555> sya <0376> Urab <0776> Nwky <03559> lb <01077> Nwsl <03956> sya <0376> (140:11) <140:12> |
NETBible | A slanderer 1 will not endure on 2 the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. 3 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “a man of a tongue.” 2 tn Heb “be established in.” 3 tn Heb “for blows.” The Hebrew noun מַדְחֵפֹה (madkhefoh, “blow”) occurs only here in the OT. |