Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Like a sharp arrow from a warrior, along with fiery coals from juniper trees!
New American Standard Bible
With the burning
King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Holman Bible
with burning charcoal!
A Conservative Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
American Standard Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
Amplified
Sharp arrows of the warrior,
With the
Darby Translation
Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood.
Julia Smith Translation
Arrows of the strong one sharpened with burning coals of broom.
King James 2000
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] sharpened arrows of a warrior, with burning charcoals from broom trees.
Modern King James verseion
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Even mighty and sharp arrows, with hot burning coals.
NET Bible
Here's how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.
New Heart English Bible
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
The Emphasized Bible
The arrows of the hero sharpened, with burning coals of broom.
Webster
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
World English Bible
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.
References
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 120:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry For Truth And Peace
3 What will be given to you, and what will be done to you, you treacherous tongue? 4 Like a sharp arrow from a warrior, along with fiery coals from juniper trees! 5 How terrible for me, that I am an alien in Meshech, that I reside among the tents of Kedar!
Cross References
Psalm 45:5
Your arrows are sharpened to penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. People will fall under you.
Deuteronomy 32:23-24
I'll bury them in misfortunes and bring them to an end with my arrows.
Psalm 7:13
He prepares weapons of death for himself, he makes his arrows into fiery shafts.
Psalm 52:5
But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
Psalm 57:4
I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows whose tongues are like sharp swords.
Psalm 59:7
Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"
Psalm 140:9-11
May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!
Proverbs 11:9
By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
Proverbs 11:12
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments.
Proverbs 11:18
Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.
Proverbs 12:22
Deceitful speech is reprehensible to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless person concocts evil gossip his lips are like a burning fire.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels as they descend to the innermost parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:21
The power of the tongue is life and death those who love to talk will eat what it produces.
Proverbs 19:5
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will not escape.
Proverbs 19:9
A witness to lies will not go unpunished; the teller of falsehoods will perish.
James 3:5-8
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it can boast of great achievements. A huge forest can be set on fire by a little flame.
Revelation 21:8
But people who are cowardly, unfaithful, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death."