Parallel Verses

NET Bible

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

New American Standard Bible

Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

King James Version

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Holman Bible

He will rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked;
a scorching wind will be their portion.

International Standard Version

He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur; a scorching wind is their destiny.

A Conservative Version

He will rain snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

American Standard Version

Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Amplified


Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire;
Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].

Bible in Basic English

On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.

Darby Translation

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Julia Smith Translation

He will rain upon the, unjust, snares, fire and brimstone, and a wind of violent heat: the portion of their cup.

King James 2000

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He will rain coals on [the] wicked. Burning sulfur and scorching wind [will be] the portion of their cup.

Modern King James verseion

On the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and a horrible tempest shall be the portion of their cup.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire, brimstone, storm and tempest: this shall be their portion to drink.

New Heart English Bible

On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

The Emphasized Bible

He will rain upon the lawless live-coals, Fire and brimstone and a burning wind, are the portion of their cup.

Webster

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

World English Bible

On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Youngs Literal Translation

He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind is the portion of their cup.

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Context Readings

Refuge In The Lord

5 The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence. 6 May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve! 7 Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

Cross References

Ezekiel 38:22

I will judge him with plague and bloodshed. I will rain down on him, his troops and the many peoples who are with him a torrential downpour, hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

Genesis 19:24

Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord.

Psalm 75:8

For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

Job 18:15

Fire resides in his tent; over his residence burning sulfur is scattered.

Genesis 43:34

He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.

Exodus 9:23-24

When Moses extended his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire fell to the earth; so the Lord caused hail to rain down on the land of Egypt.

1 Samuel 1:4

Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

1 Samuel 9:23

Samuel said to the cook, "Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you -- the one I asked you to keep with you."

Job 20:23

"While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

Job 27:13-23

This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.

Psalm 16:5

Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.

Psalm 105:32

He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

Isaiah 24:17-18

Terror, pit, and snare are ready to overtake you inhabitants of the earth!

Isaiah 51:17

Wake up! Wake up! Get up, O Jerusalem! You drank from the cup the Lord passed to you, which was full of his anger! You drained dry the goblet full of intoxicating wine.

Isaiah 51:22

This is what your sovereign master, the Lord your God, says: "Look, I have removed from your hand the cup of intoxicating wine, the goblet full of my anger. You will no longer have to drink it.

Jeremiah 4:11-12

"At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told, 'A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the desert on my dear people. It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.

Jeremiah 25:15-17

So the Lord, the God of Israel, spoke to me in a vision. "Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my wrath. Take it and make the nations to whom I send you drink it.

Ezekiel 13:13

"'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: In my rage I will make a violent wind break out. In my anger there will be a deluge of rain and hailstones in destructive fury.

Habakkuk 2:16

But you will become drunk with shame, not majesty. Now it is your turn to drink and expose your uncircumcised foreskin! The cup of wine in the Lord's right hand is coming to you, and disgrace will replace your majestic glory!

Luke 17:29

but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

John 18:11

But Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?"

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