PSA 59:7 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (PSA 58:8) Ἰδοὺ ἀποφθέγξονται ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαία ἐν τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτῶν, ὅτι τίς ἤκουσε;
(Idou apofthegxontai en tōi stomati autōn, kai ɽomfaia en tois ⱪeilesin autōn, hoti tis aʸkouse;)

BrTr (PSA 58:8) Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, say they, has heard?

ULT Behold, they belch out with their mouth,
⇔ swords, are in their lips,
⇔ for, “Who is hearing?”

UST They make violent threats so loudly that it is as if they are belching.
⇔ They think, “No one who hears us will stop us!”

BSB & MSB See what they spew from their mouths—
⇔ sharp words from their lips:
⇔ “For who can hear us?”

OEB Look at their venomous mouths,
⇔ tongues like swords,
⇔ they think no one
⇔ hears them.

WEBBE & WMBB Behold, they spew with their mouth.
⇔ Swords are in their lips,
⇔ “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

NET Look, they hurl insults at me
⇔ and openly threaten to kill me,
⇔ for they say,
⇔ “Who hears?”

LSV Behold, they belch out with their mouths,
Swords [are] in their lips, for “Who hears?”

FBV See what evil talk comes pouring out of their mouths! Words sharp as swords, for they say to themselves,[fn] “Who can hear us?”

59:7 Implied.

T4T They loudly say terrible things;
⇔ they say [MTY] many things that injure people like [MET] swords do,
⇔ but they think, “No one will [RHQ] hear us!”

LEB • Look, they pour out talk with their mouth.
• Swords are on their lips,
• for they say, “Who hears?”

BBE See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

Moff there they are, blustering, arrogant,
⇔ insults on their lips! —
⇔ for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

JPS (PSA 59:8) (59-9) But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.

ASV Behold, they belch out with their mouth;
⇔ Swords are in their lips:
⇔ For who, say they, doth hear?

DRA (PSA 58:8) Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?

YLT Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'

Drby Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?

RV Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
(Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doeth/does hear?)

SLT Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?

Wbstr Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they , doth hear?

KJB-1769 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
(Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doeth/does hear?)

KJB-1611 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lippes; for who, say they, doeth heare?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Behold they speake with their mouth, swordes are in their lippes: for say they who doth heare vs?
(Behold they speak with their mouth, swords are in their lips: for say they who doeth/does hear us?)

Gnva Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?
(Behold, they brag in their talk, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth/does hear?)

Cvdl Beholde, they speake (agaynst me) wt their mouth, swerdes are vnder their lippes, for who reproueth the?
(Behold, they speak (against me) with their mouth, swords are under their lips, for who reproveth/reproves the?)

Wycl (PSA 58:8) Lo! thei schulen speke in her mouth, and a swerd in her lippis; for who herde?
(Lo! they should speak in her mouth, and a sword in her lips; for who herd/heard?)

Luth (PSA 59:8) Siehe, sie plaudern miteinander; Schwerter sind in ihren Lippen: Wer sollt es hören?
(See/Look, they/she/them chat(v) together; swords are in your(pl) lips: Who should it hear/listen?)

ClVg (PSA 58:8) Ecce loquentur in ore suo, et gladius in labiis eorum: quoniam quis audivit?[fn]
(Behold they_will_speak in/into/on vocally his_own, and sword in/into/on lips their: since/because who/any he_heard?)

58.8 Et gladius. Ut mactent et manducent. Quoniam quis audivit? Quasi nullus, ita omnes mirabuntur, etc., usque ad ad nihilum deduces vel convertes. Gladius. Ibid. Hic est gladius bis acutus utroque incidens Testamento, quo mactat Petrus reptilia sibi in disco ostensa, quando dictum est ei: Surge, Petre, macta et manduca.

58.8 And sword. As they_may_slaughter and they_eat. Since who/any he_heard? As_if none, so/thus everyone they_will_wonder, etc., until to nothing deduces or you_will_convert. Sword. There. Here/This it_is sword twice sharp both falling_into Testament, where slaughters Peter reptiles to_himself in/into/on I_learn shown, when said it_is to_him: Get_up, Peter, slaughter and eat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִנֵּ֤ה

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! they,pour_forth with,mouth_of,their swords [are]_on,lips_of,their that/for/because/then/when who? hear )

The psalmist is using Behold as a common expression to draw attention to what follows. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Look] or [Pay attention]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יַבִּ֘יע֤וּ⁠ן בְּ⁠פִי⁠הֶ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! they,pour_forth with,mouth_of,their swords [are]_on,lips_of,their that/for/because/then/when who? hear )

The psalmist is using they belch out with their mouth as a common expression of the culture to mean that his enemies speak violently or arrogantly. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they speak violent threats] or [they pour out arrogant words]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חֲ֭רָבוֹת בְּ⁠שִׂפְתוֹתֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

swords (Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! they,pour_forth with,mouth_of,their swords [are]_on,lips_of,their that/for/because/then/when who? hear )

The psalmist is speaking of his enemies’ words as if they were swords that could physically harm people. This image emphasizes how dangerous and hurtful their speech is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [their lips speak harmful words] or [their words are as dangerous as swords]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠שִׂפְתוֹתֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! they,pour_forth with,mouth_of,their swords [are]_on,lips_of,their that/for/because/then/when who? hear )

Here, lips represents speech. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in their speech] or [in what they say]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֥י שֹׁמֵֽעַ

who? (Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! they,pour_forth with,mouth_of,their swords [are]_on,lips_of,their that/for/because/then/when who? hear )

The psalmist’s enemies are using the question form for emphasis. They assume that no one hears or cares what they say. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [No one is hearing] or [No one hears us!]

Parallel PSA 59:7