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from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/58.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/58.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/58.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/58.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/58.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/58.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked have turned away from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/58.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/58.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/58.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak falsehood wander in error from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/58.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; These go astray from birth, speaking lies [even twisted partial truths].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/58.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked go astray from the womb; liars wander about from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/58.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked go astray from the womb; liars err from birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/58.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/58.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have done wrong and lied from the day you were born. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/58.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/58.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Even] inside the womb wicked people are strangers [to God]. From their birth liars go astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/58.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Evildoers go wrong all their lives; they tell lies from the day they are born. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/58.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked go astray from the womb; they go astray, telling lies even from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/58.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/58.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/58.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/58.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from their birth: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/58.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/58.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked have been estranged from the womb, "" They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/58.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/58.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The unjust turned aside from the belly: they went astray from the womb, speaking falsehood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/58.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The wicked are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray from the womb: they have spoken false things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/58.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 57:4>Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/58.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The wicked have been corrupt since birth; liars from the womb, they have gone astray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/58.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked go astray from the womb; they err from their birth, speaking lies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/58.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The wicked are known from the womb; they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/58.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The evil are set apart from the belly and have gone astray from the womb, speaking lies.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/58.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The wicked are estranged from the womb; The speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/58.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Sinners have gone astray from the womb: they go astray from the belly: they speak lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/58-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6832" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/58.htm">God Judges the Earth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">The wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zō·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">are estranged</a> <a href="/hebrew/7358.htm" title="7358: mê·rā·ḥem (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Womb. From racham; the womb.">from the womb;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dō·ḇə·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">the liars</a> <a href="/hebrew/3577.htm" title="3577: ḵā·zāḇ (N-ms) -- A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing. From kazab; falsehood; literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: tā·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">go astray</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: mib·be·ṭen (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">from birth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-18</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Isaiah 48:8</a></span><br />You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a></span><br />When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a></span><br />Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-3</a></span><br />And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14-16</a></span><br />What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? / If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, / how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-20</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. / These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></span><br />We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:3</a></span><br />This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a></span><br />The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.</p><p class="hdg">estranged</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></b></br> Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14</a></b></br> What <i>is</i> man, that he should be clean? and <i>he which is</i> born of a woman, that he should be righteous?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a></b></br> Foolishness <i>is</i> bound in the heart of a child; <i>but</i> the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.</p><p class="hdg">as soon [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-10.htm">Psalm 22:10</a></b></br> I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou <i>art</i> my God from my mother's belly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3</a></b></br> Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne <i>by me</i> from the belly, which are carried from the womb:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/40-4.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">Born</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Err</a> <a href="/job/19-4.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/job/19-13.htm">Estranged</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">False.</a> <a href="/job/42-14.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/titus/1-10.htm">Speakers</a> <a href="/psalms/52-3.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-2.htm">Wayward</a> <a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/22-10.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/psalms/56-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/73-27.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-6.htm">Born</a> <a href="/psalms/95-10.htm">Err</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Estranged</a> <a href="/psalms/64-2.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">False.</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">First</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/matthew/10-20.htm">Speakers</a> <a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/psalms/71-22.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-15.htm">Wayward</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 58</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">David reproves wicked judges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">describes the nature of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">devotes them to God's judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">whereat the righteous shall rejoice</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of being "estranged" implies a separation from righteousness and God from the very beginning of life. This aligns with passages like <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a>, where David acknowledges being sinful from birth. The imagery of the "womb" emphasizes the depth and early onset of this estrangement, indicating that wickedness is not merely a result of environment or upbringing but is innate. This idea is consistent with the biblical narrative of the fall in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, affecting all their descendants.<p><b>the liars go astray from birth.</b><br>The term "liars" here can be understood as those who are deceitful, a characteristic often associated with the wicked throughout Scripture. Going "astray" suggests a deviation from the path of truth and righteousness, reinforcing the idea of an inherent sinful nature. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, which states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The concept of going astray from birth highlights the universality of sin and the need for divine intervention for redemption. In a broader biblical context, this underscores the necessity of Jesus Christ's redemptive work, as He is the truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>) and the one who brings reconciliation between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>This term refers to those who live in opposition to God's laws and righteousness. In the context of this Psalm, it highlights individuals who are morally corrupt from an early age.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_womb.htm">The Womb</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the beginning of life. The use of "from the womb" emphasizes the inherent nature of wickedness in humanity due to original sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/liars.htm">Liars</a></b><br>Those who speak falsehoods and deceive others. This term underscores the moral failing of dishonesty that is present from birth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/estranged.htm">Estranged</a></b><br>This term indicates a separation or alienation from God and His ways, suggesting a natural inclination towards sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/go_astray.htm">Go Astray</a></b><br>This phrase implies a deviation from the path of righteousness, highlighting the active choice to pursue sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_original_sin.htm">Understanding Original Sin</a></b><br>Recognize that the concept of being estranged from the womb points to the doctrine of original sin, which affects all of humanity. This understanding should lead to humility and reliance on God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_early_spiritual_guidance.htm">The Importance of Early Spiritual Guidance</a></b><br>Since wickedness is present from birth, it is crucial to provide children with strong spiritual foundations to guide them towards righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_truth_in_christian_living.htm">The Role of Truth in Christian Living</a></b><br>As liars go astray from birth, Christians are called to be people of truth, reflecting God's character in their words and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_redemption.htm">The Need for Redemption</a></b><br>Acknowledge that estrangement from God due to sin necessitates redemption through Jesus Christ, who reconciles us to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_transformative_grace.htm">The Power of God's Transformative Grace</a></b><br>Despite the inherent sinfulness, God's grace is powerful enough to transform lives and lead individuals back to the path of righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_58.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 58</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_inherited_sin_at_birth_valid.htm">Psalm 51:5 – How can one be considered sinful at birth, and is there any scientific or historical basis for the concept of inherited sin? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_reconcile_prosperity_paradox.htm">Psalm 73:3 says the wicked prosper, yet other passages (e.g., Psalm 1:3) promise prosperity for the righteous--how do we reconcile this contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer_oppression.htm">In Psalm 125:3, why have the righteous frequently suffered under oppressive regimes if the 'rod of the wicked' is not supposed to remain over them?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god's_righteousness_and_enemy_defeat_coexist.htm">Why does Psalm 129:4 emphasize God's righteousness when the text also calls for the enemies' defeat--can both themes coexist without contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/58.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The Wicked.</span>--The poet passes from his indignant challenge to the unjust judges to speak of the wicked generally. He finds that such maturity of vice points to very early depravity. Such hardened sinners must have been cradled in wickedness.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/58.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.</span> This is the language of hyperbole, and is certainly not the profession of the doctrine of original sin. What the psalmist means is that those who ultimately become heinous sinners, for the most part show, even from their early childhood, a strong tendency towards evil. He implies that with others the case is different. Though there may be in them a corruption of nature (<a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Psalm 51:6</a>), yet, on the whole, they have good dispositions, and present a contrast to the ungodly ones whom he is describing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/58-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are estranged</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֣רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(zō·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the womb;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרָ֑חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rā·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7358.htm">Strong's 7358: </a> </span><span class="str2">The womb </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the liars</span><br /><span class="heb">דֹּבְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(dō·ḇə·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go astray</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To vacillate, reel, stray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from birth.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן</span> <span class="translit">(mib·be·ṭen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 58:3 The wicked go astray from the womb (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/58-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 58:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 58:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/58-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 58:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 58:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>