Psalms Chapter 58 verse 6 Holy Bible
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
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O God, let their teeth be broken in their mouths; let the great teeth of the young lions be pulled out, O Lord.
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O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
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Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
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Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
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Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
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O God, break their teeth in their mouth, The jaw-teeth of young lions break down, O Jehovah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 6-9. - "Description passes into imprecation, with an 'Elohim' emphatically placed first" (Cheyne). Metaphors are accumulated. Menace follow menace. The wrath of God is first invoked upon the evil doers (vers. 6-8); then (ver. 9) coming judgment is announced. Verse 6. - Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth. Serpent charmers sometimes, when they have caught their snake, proceed to beat out the poison fangs with a stone or stick (Geike, 'The Holy Land and the Bible,' vol. 1, p. 245). The psalmist, in the first clause, seems to allude to this practice; in the second, he changes the metaphor, reverting to his favourite image of the young lion (kephir). Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord. The "cheek teeth" (Joel 1:6), or principal fangs on either side, are intended.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Break their teeth.--The change is abrupt from the image of obstinacy deaf to all charms, to that of violence that must be tamed by force.Great teeth.--Literally, biters, grinders.
