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Psalms 58:8 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Psalms 58:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 58 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.”
Psalms 58:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 58:8
Vivid Imagery of Divine JudgmentThis verse employs two striking metaphors for the destruction of the wicked. The first image, "as a snail which melteth" (kemo shablul temes yahalok), draws from ancient observation that snail trails appear to be the creature dissolving as it moves. The Hebrew temes means "to melt" or "dissolve," creating a picture of gradual disappearance. Some translations render this "like a slug that melts away," emphasizing the creature's apparent self-destruction through its own secretions.The second metaphor, "like the untimely birth of a woman" (nefel eshet), refers to a...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 58:8
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“as infants who never saw light.”
“and lives many years”
“spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.”
“in that he is made humble”
“but my words will not pass away.”