Psalm 58:9

Easy To Read Version

May they be destroyed quickly like thorns\par that burn too fast to heat the pot.\par

Cross References

Job 18:18

People will push him away from light\par into the darkness.\par They will chase him out of this world.\par

Job 27:21

The east wind will carry him away,\par and he will be gone.\par The storm will sweep him\par out of his home.\par

Job 3:16

Why wasn’t I a child who died at birth\par and was buried in the ground?\par I wish I were like a baby\par that never saw the light of day.\par

Psalm 10:2

Proud and wicked people make evil plans.\par And they hurt poor people.\par

Psalm 10:5

Bad people are always doing\par crooked things.\par They don’t even notice God’s laws\par and wise teachings. {\cf2\super [55]} \par God’s enemies ignore \{his teachings\}.\par

Psalm 118:12

Enemies surrounded me\par like a swarm of bees.\par But, they were quickly finished\par like a fast burning bush.\par I defeated them with the Lord’s power.\par

Psalm 55:23

Give your worries to the Lord,\par and he will care for you.\par The Lord will never let good people\par be defeated.\par

Proverbs 1:27

Great trouble will come to you like a bad storm. Problems will hit you like a strong wind. Your troubles and sadness will be a very great burden on you.

Proverbs 10:25

Evil people are destroyed by their trouble. But good people will stand strong forever.

Proverbs 14:32

During times of trouble, evil people are defeated. But good people win a victory even during death.

Ecclesiastes 7:6

The laughter of fools is such a waste.\par It is like thorns burning under a pot.\par \{The thorns burn up so fast,\par that the pot does not get hot.\} {\cf2\super [31]} \par

Isaiah 17:13

\{And the people will be like those waves—\}\par God will speak harshly to the people,\par and they will run away.\par The people will be like chaff {\cf2\super [181]} \par being chased by the wind.\par The people will be like tumbleweeds {\cf2\super [182]} \par being chased by a storm.\par The wind blows and the weeds go far away.\par

Isaiah 40:24

\{Those rulers are like plants\};\par they are planted in the ground,\par but before they can send their roots\par into the ground,\par God blows on the “plants,”\par and they become dead and dry,\par and the wind blows them away like straw.\par

Jeremiah 23:19

Now the punishment from the Lord\par will come like a storm.\par The Lord’s anger will be like a tornado.\par It will come crashing down\par on the heads of those wicked people.\par

Numbers 16:30

But if the Lord causes these men to die in a different way—something new—then you will know that these men have truly sinned against the Lord. {This is the proof:} the earth will open and swallow these men. They will go down to their grave still alive. And everything that belongs to these men will go down with them.”