Psalms 11:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.”
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“On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind <FI>is<Fi> the portion of their cup.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 11:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- Genesis 43:34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
- Exodus 9:23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 1:4And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
- 1 Samuel 9:23And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”
- Job 18:10A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
- Job 18:15Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
- Job 20:23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
- Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
- Job 27:22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
- Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
- Psalms 18:13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
- Psalms 75:8For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
- Psalms 105:32He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
- Isaiah 24:17Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
- Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs— the cup that makes men stagger.
- Isaiah 51:22Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.
- Jeremiah 4:11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
- Jeremiah 13:25This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
- Jeremiah 25:15This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
- Ezekiel 13:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.
- Ezekiel 38:22I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
- Habakkuk 2:16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
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