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He will rainיַמְטֵרupon the wickedעַל רְשָׁעִיםsnares,פַּחִיםfireאֵשׁand sulfur;וְגָפְרִיתand a scorchingזִלְעָפוֹתwindוְרוּחַwill be the portionמְנָתof their cup.כּוֹסָם
Psalms 11:6
Study it in the app“He will rain upon the wicked snares, fire and sulfur; and a scorching wind will be the portion of their cup.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 11:6, word by word
- He will rainיַמְטֵרyamter
rain
Send rain, make it rain.
Where else “yamter” appears- upon the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- snaresפַּחִיםpachim
snare
A bird trap; a hidden danger.
Where else “pachim” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and sulfurגָפְרִיתgafrit
sulfur
Sulfur: a mineral that burns with a flame and a strong smell.
Where else “gafrit” appears- and a scorchingזִלְעָפוֹתzilafot
scorching heat, burning
A burning glow: said of a scorching wind, the fever of hunger or a very strong indignation.
Where else “zilafot” appears- windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- will be the portionמְנָתmenat
portion
Portion: the share that falls to someone, by law or by distribution.
Where else “menat” appears- of their cupכּוֹסָkosa
cup
A drinking vessel; also the lot that falls to each one to drink, good or bad.
Where else “kosa” appears
Translation note
“Snares”: traps for hunting; this is what the Hebrew text says. “The portion of their cup”: what falls to them to receive, like the cup that is served to each one at the table.
The context
5YHWH tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence his soul hates.
6 · This verse (above)
7For YHWH is righteous; he loves acts of righteousness; the upright will see his face.