No person can force Leviathan\par to open his jaws.\par The teeth in his mouth scare people.\par
Psalm 57:4 - Easy To Read Version My life is in danger.\par My enemies are all around me.\par They are like man-eating lions,\par with teeth as sharp as spears\par and arrows,\par and tongues as sharp as a sword.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My soul is among lions: And I lie even among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My life is among lions; I must lie among those who are aflame–the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords. American Standard Version (1901) My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. Common English Bible My life is in the middle of a pack of lions. I lie down among those who devour humans. Their teeth are spears and arrows; their tongues are sharpened swords. Catholic Public Domain Version Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The wicked are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray from the womb: they have spoken false things. |
No person can force Leviathan\par to open his jaws.\par The teeth in his mouth scare people.\par
Those bad people are like lions trying to catch the animals they will eat.\par They attack poor people.\par The poor people are caught in the traps that the evil people make.\par
My Master, how long will you watch these bad things happen?\par Those people are trying to destroy me.\par Lord, save my life.\par Save my dear life\par from those bad people.\par They are like lions.\par
God, let your light and truth shine on me.\par Your light and truth will guide me.\par They will lead me to your holy mountain.\par They will lead me to your home.\par
You make foolish plans\par and your tongue is as dangerous\par as a sharp razor.\par You are always lying\par and trying to cheat people!\par
My enemies attack their own friends.\par They don’t do the things they agree to do.\par
Lord, those people are like lions.\par So Lord, break their teeth.\par
Listen to their threats and insults.\par They say such cruel things,\par and they don’t care who hears them.\par
They have told many bad lies about me.\par Their tongues are like sharp swords,\par their bitter words like arrows.\par
If a person speaks words without thinking, then those words can hurt like a sword. But a wise person is careful with the things he says. His words can heal those hurts.
A person who does not tell the truth is dangerous. He is like a club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
When an evil person rules over weak people, he is like an angry lion or a bear that is ready to fight.
There are people whose teeth are like swords. Their jaws are like knives. They use their time to take everything they can from poor people.
The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. How? The tongue spreads its evil through our whole body. It starts a fire that influences all of life. The tongue gets this fire from hell.
A sharp sword comes out of the rider’s mouth. He will use this sword to defeat the nations. He will rule the nations with a rod of iron. He will squeeze \{the grapes\} in the winepress of the terrible anger of God the All-Powerful.
But leaders of Shechem and house of Millo, [82] if you have not acted right, then I hope that Abimelech destroys you. And I hope that Abimelech is destroyed too!”