Psalm 140:10 “May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into…”

Psalm 140:10

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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 Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, and into the deepe pits, that they rise not.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits — they arise not.

Bible in Basic English

Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

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Cross references

“burning coals”

Psalm 11:6 Psalm 21:9 Psalm 120:4 Genesis 19:24 Psalm 18:13 Psalm 18:14

Psalm 11:6 · BSB

On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

Psalm 21:9 · BSB

You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

Psalm 120:4 · BSB

Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

Genesis 19:24 · BSB

Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Psalm 18:13 · BSB

The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:14 · BSB

He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

“let them”

Matthew 13:42 Matthew 13:50 Daniel 3:20–25

Matthew 13:42 · BSB

And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 13:50 · BSB

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Daniel 3:20–25 · BSB

and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.

“into deep”

Revelation 20:15 Revelation 21:8 Psalm 55:23 Proverbs 28:10 Proverbs 28:17

Revelation 20:15 · BSB

And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21:8 · BSB

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Psalm 55:23 · BSB

But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

Proverbs 28:10 · BSB

He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

Proverbs 28:17 · BSB

A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

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