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a scorching wind will be their lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: <i>this shall be</i> the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind <i>Shall be</i> the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will rain coals of fire upon the wicked, And brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May He rain snares upon the wicked; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire; Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; a scorching wind will be their portion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He will send fiery coals and flaming sulfur down on the wicked, and they will drink nothing but a scorching wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Upon the wicked he shall rain snares; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He rains down fire and burning sulfur upon wicked people. He makes them drink from a cup filled with scorching wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He sends down flaming coals and burning sulfur on the wicked; he punishes them with scorching winds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He rains on the wicked burning coals and sulfur; a scorching wind is their destiny. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He pours on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, "" And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind is the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will rain upon the, unjust, snares, fire and brimstone, and a wind of violent heat: the portion of their cup.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone and storms of winds shall be the portion of their cup. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 10:7>He will rain down snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and windstorms will be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur; a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Snares have come down upon the wicked like rain; fire and brimstone and a destructive tempest shall be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Snares have come down upon the wicked like rain; fire and brimstone and a wind of disease is the portion of their cup,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He shall rain upon sinners snares, fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast <i>shall be</i> the portion of their cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/11-6.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=1011" 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/11.htm">In the LORD I Take Refuge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">On</a> <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/4305.htm" title="4305: yam·ṭêr (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To rain. A primitive root; to rain.">He will rain down</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">fiery</a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: pa·ḥîm (N-mp) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">coals</a> <a href="/hebrew/1614.htm" title="1614: wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Brimstone. Probably feminine of gopher; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur.">and sulfur;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2152.htm" title="2152: zil·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Raging heat. Or ziliaphaph; from za'aph; a glow; also a famine.">a scorching</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: wə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/4521.htm" title="4521: mə·nāṯ (N-fsc) -- Portion. From manah; an allotment.">will be their portion.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3563.htm" title="3563: kō·w·sām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup, often figuratively, a lot; also some unclean bird, probably an owl."></a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.…<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="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a></span><br />Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a></span><br />he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a></span><br />For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Revelation 9:17-18</a></span><br />Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur. / A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15</a></span><br />Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-29.htm">Luke 17:29</a></span><br />But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a></span><br />And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8-10</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41-42</a></span><br />The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a></span><br />But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-9</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Jeremiah 23:19</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">On the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.</p><p class="hdg">Upon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-32.htm">Psalm 105:32</a></b></br> He gave them hail for rain, <i>and</i> flaming fire in their land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a></b></br> Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23,24</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt… </p><p class="hdg">snares.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Genesis 43:34</a></b></br> And he took <i>and sent</i> messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">1 Samuel 1:4</a></b></br> And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:</p><p class="hdg">their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a></b></br> For in the hand of the LORD <i>there is</i> a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring <i>them</i> out, <i>and</i> drink <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17,22</a></b></br> Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, <i>and</i> wrung <i>them</i> out… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-17</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Blazing</a> <a href="/job/18-15.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/10-18.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/41-21.htm">Coals</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Horrible</a> <a href="/job/31-2.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/job/38-28.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/job/40-24.htm">Snares</a> <a href="/job/18-15.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/job/37-9.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Blazing</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/14-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Coals</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Horrible</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/psalms/18-5.htm">Snares</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">David encourages himself in God against his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">The providence and justice of God</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 use of "fiery coals and sulfur" symbolizes a severe and consuming judgment, indicating the totality and intensity of God's wrath against sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, sulfur and fire were often associated with divine retribution and purification. This imagery serves as a warning to the wicked, emphasizing that their actions will lead to inevitable and catastrophic consequences. The phrase also connects to prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a>, where God's breath is likened to a stream of burning sulfur, further illustrating the theme of divine judgment.<p><b>a scorching wind will be their portion.</b><br>The "scorching wind" can be understood as a metaphor for the destructive force of God's judgment. In the geographical context of the Middle East, a scorching wind, such as the sirocco, is a hot, dry wind that can devastate crops and cause severe discomfort, symbolizing the harshness and inescapability of divine punishment. The term "portion" suggests an allotted share or destiny, indicating that the wicked will receive what is due to them as a result of their actions. This concept of a "portion" is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5</a>, where the righteous receive the Lord as their portion, contrasting the fates of the wicked and the righteous. The imagery of wind is also used in prophetic texts like <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11-12</a>, where a scorching wind is described as a tool of God's judgment, reinforcing the theme of divine retribution.<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 will and righteousness. In the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/11.htm">Psalm 11</a>, the wicked are those who threaten the righteous and undermine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign judge who administers justice. In this verse, God is depicted as the one who will execute judgment on the wicked.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fiery_coals_and_sulfur.htm">Fiery Coals and Sulfur</a></b><br>These elements symbolize divine judgment and destruction, reminiscent of the judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/scorching_wind.htm">Scorching Wind</a></b><br>Represents the harsh and consuming nature of God's judgment against the wicked.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this Psalm, David often wrote about the contrast between the righteous and the wicked, seeking God's justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_certain.htm">God's Justice is Certain</a></b><br>The imagery of fiery coals and sulfur assures believers that God will ultimately judge the wicked. This should encourage us to trust in His justice, even when it seems delayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The vivid descriptions serve as a sobering reminder of the reality of God's judgment. It calls us to examine our lives and ensure we are living in alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_protection_of_the_righteous.htm">The Protection of the Righteous</a></b><br>While the wicked face judgment, the righteous can find comfort in God's protection and justice. This should motivate us to pursue righteousness and trust in God's deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Understanding the severity of God's judgment should lead us to repentance and a desire to share the gospel with others, warning them of the consequences of wickedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the presence of evil, believers can have hope knowing that God is sovereign and will ultimately set things right.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_11_6_align_with_mercy.htm">How does Psalm 11:6’s description of raining coals and brimstone fit with other biblical accounts that emphasize mercy over destruction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_30_33's_topheth_align_with_other_biblical_punishments.htm">Why does Isaiah 30:33 describe a place of burning (Topheth), and does this align or conflict with other biblical references to punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_140_10_show_mercy.htm">How does calling for coals of fire upon evildoers in Psalm 140:10 align with the concept of a merciful God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_oil_and_coal_take_so_long_to_form.htm">Why do oil and coal deposits require millions of years to form rather than a few thousand?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Rain snares.</span>--Or <span class= "ital">nooses. </span>(Comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-35.htm" title="And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare on you, but for that which is comely, and that you may attend on the Lord without distraction.">1Corinthians 7:35</a>.) This is certainly an extraordinary figure, and various emendations have been suggested. Ewald's "coals of fire" (<span class= "ital">pecham </span>for <span class= "ital">pachim</span>) is the best (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm" title="The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.">Psalm 18:13</a>, where the Hebrew word, however, is <span class= "ital">gechalim, </span>"live, or red coals"; while <span class= "ital">pecham </span>is used in <a href="/proverbs/26-21.htm" title="As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.">Proverbs 26:21</a> as <span class= "ital">fuel </span>for fire, in contrast with <span class= "ital">live coals: </span>but in <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm" title="The smith with the tongs both works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint.">Isaiah 44:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm" title="Behold, I have created the smith that blows the coals in the fire, and that brings forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.">Isaiah 54:16</a> it is itself plainly <span class= "ital">burning </span>coal.) He arranges the clauses thus: "Causeth to rain upon wicked men coals of fire with brimstone; a glowing blast is the portion of their cup."<p>"Put we our quarrel to the will of Heaven, . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon the wicked he shall rain snares</span>. On Divine displeasure follows Divine punishment - not always speedy, but sure. Those who have plotted against David will have" snares rained" upon them. God is said to "rain" on men both his blessings and his curses, when he gives them abundantly (comp. <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Job 20:23</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a>). By "snares" are meant any difficulties or troubles in which men are entangled by the action of Divine providence. <span class="cmt_word">Fire and brimstone</span>. The punishment of Sodom and Gomorrah was the typical example of God's vengeance to the Israelites generally. <span class="cmt_word">And an horrible tempest</span>; literally, <span class="accented">a breath of horrors</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/119-53.htm">Psalm 119:53</a>; <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Lamentations 5:10</a>). It is thought that the simoom may be intended. But none of the threats are to be taken literally. All that the psalmist means is that God's vengeance, in some shape or ether, will overtake his persecutors. This shall be <span class="cmt_word">the portion of their cup.</span> This is probably the earliest place where the metaphor of a "cup" for man's lot in life is employed. Other instances are <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/73-10.htm">Psalm 73:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/116-13.htm">Psalm 116:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17, 22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/23-31.htm">Ezekiel 23:31, 32</a>; <a href="/matthew/20-22.htm">Matthew 20:22, 23</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>; <a href="/john/18-11.htm">John 18:11</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/11-6.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">On</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֗ים</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">He will rain</span><br /><span class="heb">יַמְטֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(yam·ṭêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4305.htm">Strong's 4305: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fiery</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">coals</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֫חִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(pa·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, sheet, a spring net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brimstone;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭גָפְרִית</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1614.htm">Strong's 1614: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cypress-resin, sulphur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a scorching</span><br /><span class="heb">זִלְעָפ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(zil·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2152.htm">Strong's 2152: </a> </span><span class="str2">A glow, a famine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wind</span><br /><span class="heb">וְר֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be their portion.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנָ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·nāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4521.htm">Strong's 4521: </a> </span><span class="str2">An allotment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 11:6 On the wicked he will rain blazing (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/11-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 11:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 11:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/11-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 11:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 11:7" /></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>