King James Version

Psalms 140:10

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 140:11.

ימיטוymytvfallמוֹטverb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, a wish or indirect commandH4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fallbe carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.יִמּ֥וֹטוּyimotvfallמוֹטverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fallbe carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.עֲלֵיהֶ֗םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥יםgechalimcoalגֶּחֶלnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “coal”, the ordinary formH1513an ember(burning) coal.בָּאֵ֥שׁbaeshin fireאֵשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.יַפִּלֵ֑םyapilemfallנָפַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹתbemahamorotin deep pitמַהֲמֹרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in deep pit”, the ordinary formH4113perhaps an abyssdeep pit.בַּֽלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.יָקֽוּמוּyaqumvriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(140-11) Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The wicked shall fall in his net: I am alone until I pass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(140-11) Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up under them .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πεσοῦνται ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἄνθρακες πυρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ καταβαλεῖς αὐτοὺς ἐν ταλαιπωρίαις, οὐ μὴ ὑποστῶσιν.