Psalm 140:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

New Living Translation
Let burning coals fall down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.

English Standard Version
Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise!

Berean Study Bible
May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

New American Standard Bible
“May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.

NASB 1995
"May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.

NASB 1977
“May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.

Amplified Bible
“Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be thrown into the fire, Into deep [water] pits from which they cannot rise.

Christian Standard Bible
Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise.

Contemporary English Version
Dump flaming coals on them and throw them into pits where they can't climb out.

Good News Translation
May red-hot coals fall on them; may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into a pit, never to rise again.

International Standard Version
May burning coals fall on them; may they be cast into fire, and into miry pits, never to rise again.

NET Bible
May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

New King James Version
Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

King James 2000 Bible
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

New Heart English Bible
Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

World English Bible
Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

American King James Version
Let burning coals fall on them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

American Standard Version
Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

A Faithful Version
Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, so that they do not rise up again.

Darby Bible Translation
Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again.

English Revised Version
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not again.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, & into the deepe pits, that they rise not.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Let hotte coales be burnyng vpon them: he wyll cast them downe into the fire into deepe pittes, that they may neuer rise vp agayne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Let hote burnynge coales fall vpo the, let the be cast in to the fyre, and in to the pytt, that they neuer ryse vp agayne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, "" He casts them into fire, "" Into deep pits—they do not arise.

Young's Literal Translation
They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.

Smith's Literal Translation
Burning coals shall be shaken upon them; he shall cast them into fire, into whirlpools; they shall not rise up.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Burning coals will fall upon them. You will cast them down into the fire, into miseries that they will not be able to withstand.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And coals will come down upon them and they will fall into fire and they will not be able to rise.

Lamsa Bible
Let burning coals fall upon them; let them fall into the fire, that they rise not up again.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up under them.
















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