Psalms

Psalm 140:9–10

⁹May the heads of those who surround me

be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

¹⁰May burning coals fall on them;

may they be thrown into the fire,

into the miry pits, never to rise again.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the heads	רֹ֥אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of those who surround me	מְסִבָּ֑י	mə·sib·bāy	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4524 that which surrounds, or is round
be covered	יְכַסּוּמוֹ׃	yə·ḵas·sū·mō	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3680 cover
in the trouble	עֲמַ֖ל	‘ă·mal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
their lips have caused	שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ	śə·p̄ā·ṯê·mōw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8193 lip, speech, edge

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May burning coals	גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים	ge·ḥā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1513 ember
fall	יָמִיטוּ	yå̄·mī·ṭū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4131 totter, shake, slip
on them	עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
may they be thrown	יַפִּלֵ֑ם	yap·pi·lêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
into the fire	בָּאֵ֥שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
into the miry pits	בְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹת	bə·ma·hă·mō·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4113 flood
never	בַּֽל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
to rise again	יָקֽוּמוּ׃	yā·qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 140:9 Psalm 7:16 · Proverbs 18:7 · Proverbs 12:13 · Psalm 94:23 · Esther 7:10 · Proverbs 10:11 · Psalm 64:8 · Proverbs 10:6

Psalm 140:10 Psalm 11:6 · Psalm 21:9 · Revelation 20:15 · Revelation 21:8 · Psalm 120:4 · Psalm 18:13–14 · Proverbs 28:17 · Proverbs 28:10 · Psalm 55:23 · Genesis 19:24 · Revelation 16:8–9 · Matthew 13:42

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.