Parallel Verses
Amplified
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
New American Standard Bible
And
Coals were kindled by it.
King James Version
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Holman Bible
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.
International Standard Version
In his anger smoke poured out of his nostrils, and consuming fire from his mouth; coals were lit from it.
A Conservative Version
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
American Standard Version
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Bible in Basic English
There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
Darby Translation
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals burned forth from it.
Julia Smith Translation
A smoke went up in his anger, and fire from his mouth will consume, and coals were kindled from it.
King James 2000
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Smoke went forth from his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Burning coals blazed from him.
Modern King James verseion
A smoke went up out of His nostrils, and fire devoured out of His mouth; coals were kindled by it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There went a smoke out in his presence, and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it. {TYNDALE: Smoke went up out of his nostrils, and consuming fire out of his mouth, that coals were kindled of him.}
NET Bible
Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.
New Heart English Bible
Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
The Emphasized Bible
There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it:
Webster
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
World English Bible
Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
7
Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the mountains trembled;
They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
He bowed the heavens also and came down;
And thick darkness was under His feet.
Cross References
Psalm 21:9
You will make them as [if in] a blazing oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire will devour them.
Genesis 19:28
and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley [of the Dead Sea]; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of
Leviticus 10:2
And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
Numbers 11:1
Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the Lord heard it; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.
Numbers 16:35
Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
Deuteronomy 29:20
the Lord will not be willing to forgive him, but then the anger of the Lord and His
Deuteronomy 29:23-24
‘The whole land is brimstone and salt, a burning waste, unsown and unproductive, and no grass grows in it; it is like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and wrath.’
Psalm 11:6
Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire;
Fire and
Psalm 50:3
May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
Psalm 74:1
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
Psalm 104:32
He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
Psalm 144:5-6
Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
Daniel 7:10
“A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
A thousand thousands were attending Him,
And ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him;
The court was seated,
And the books were opened.
Amos 4:11
“I overthrew and destroyed [some among] you, as [I, your] God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were [rescued] like a log pulled out of the flame;
Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.
Nahum 1:5-6
The mountains quake before Him
And the hills melt away;
Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence—
Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.
Revelation 11:5
And if anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.