Psalm 34:16 “But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all…”

Psalm 34:16

But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

World English Bible

The LORD’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

American Standard Version

The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.

Darby Translation

The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth:

Young's Literal Translation

(The face of Jehovah [is] on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

Bible in Basic English

The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

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Cross references

“face”

Jeremiah 44:11 Leviticus 17:10 Amos 9:4 Leviticus 26:17 Ezekiel 14:7 Ezekiel 14:8

Jeremiah 44:11 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.

Leviticus 17:10 · BSB

If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

Amos 9:4 · BSB

Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”

Leviticus 26:17 · BSB

And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

Ezekiel 14:7 · BSB

For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the L…

Ezekiel 14:8 · BSB

I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

“to cut”

Proverbs 10:7 Jeremiah 17:13 Job 18:17 Psalm 10:16 Ecclesiastes 8:10

Proverbs 10:7 · BSB

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Jeremiah 17:13 · BSB

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Job 18:17 · BSB

The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.

Psalm 10:16 · BSB

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Ecclesiastes 8:10 · BSB

Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

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

In context

15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

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