Psalm 58:7
Strong's Lexicon
May they vanish
יִמָּאֲס֣וּ (yim·mā·’ă·sū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3988: 1) to reject, despise, refuse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to reject, refuse 1a2) to despise 1b) (Niphal) to be rejected 2) (Niphal) to flow, run

like
כְמוֹ־ (ḵə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 3644: adv 1) like, as, the like of which conj 2) when, according as, as it were

water
מַ֭יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

that runs off;
יִתְהַלְּכוּ־ (yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū-)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

when they draw the bow,
יִדְרֹ֥ךְ (yiḏ·rōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1869: 1) to tread, bend, lead, march 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tread, march, march forth 1a2) to tread on, tread upon 1a3) to tread (a press) 1a4) to tread (bend) a bow 1a5) archer, bow-benders (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to tread, tread down 1b2) to tread (bend with the foot) a bow 1b3) to cause to go, lead, march, tread

may their arrows
[חִ֝צָּ֗יו] (ḥiṣ·ṣāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2671: 1) arrow

be blunted.
יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃ (yiṯ·mō·lā·lū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4135: 1) to circumcise, let oneself be circumcised, cut, be cut off 1a) (Qal) to circumcise 1b) (Niphal) to be circumcised, circumcise oneself 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to be circumcised 1c1) of destruction (fig.) 1d) (Hithpolel) to be cut off 1e) (Polel) cut down

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

Young's Literal Translation
They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will vanish like water that flows by; they will aim their useless arrows.

New American Standard Bible
Let them flow away like water that runs off; [When] he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

King James Bible
Let them melt away as waters [which] run continually: [when] he bendeth [his bow to shoot] his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.

New Living Translation
May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands.

English Standard Version
Let them vanish like water that runs away; when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted.

New American Standard Bible
Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

King James Bible
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will vanish like water that flows by; they will aim their useless arrows.

International Standard Version
May they flow away like rain water that runs off, may they become like someone who shoots broken arrows.

NET Bible
Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

American Standard Version
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

English Revised Version
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

Young's Literal Translation
They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.
















Cross References
Joshua 2:11
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

2 Samuel 14:14
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

Psalm 64:3
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

Psalm 112:10
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 144:6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

Isaiah 13:7
Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:

Ezekiel 21:7
And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 58:6
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

Psalm 58:5
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
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