Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.
New American Standard Bible
They will be a
King James Version
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
Holman Bible
they will become the jackals’ prey.
International Standard Version
May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals.
A Conservative Version
They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be a portion for foxes.
American Standard Version
They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.
Amplified
They will be given over to the power of the sword;
They will be a prey for foxes.
Julia Smith Translation
They shall deliver to the hands of the sword; they shall be a portion of foxes.
King James 2000
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They [who] would {deliver him to the sword} will become a portion for jackals.
Modern King James verseion
They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a serving for jackals.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall fall into the sword, and be a portion for foxes.
NET Bible
Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.
New Heart English Bible
They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
The Emphasized Bible
Every one shall be given up into the power of the sword, The portion of jackals, shall they become.
Webster
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
World English Bible
They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
Youngs Literal Translation
They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.
Themes
Foxes » Described as » Carnivorous
God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 63:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise God Who Satisfies
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth; 10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes. 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Cross References
Jeremiah 18:21
Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.
Ezekiel 35:5
Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword, in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
1 Samuel 26:10
And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish.
1 Samuel 31:1-6
And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.
Song of Songs 2:15
Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in bloom.
Ezekiel 39:4
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the peoples that are with thee: I have given thee to be meat for the birds of prey of every wing, and to the beasts of the field.
Ezekiel 39:17-20
And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Speak unto the birds of every wing, and to every beast of the field, Gather yourselves together and come, assemble yourselves on every side to my sacrifice which I sacrifice for you, a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Revelation 19:17-18
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come, gather yourselves to the great supper of God,