12 If he does not relent,

he will sharpen his sword;

he will bend and string his bow.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he makes ready his flaming arrows.

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil

conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.

15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out

falls into the pit they have made.

16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;

their violence comes down on their own heads.

12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword;

He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity,

And hath conceived mischief,

And brought forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

12 If a person does not repent,

God will sharpen his sword;

he will bend and string his bow.

13 He will prepare his deadly weapons

and shoot his flaming arrows.

14 The wicked conceive evil;

they are pregnant with trouble

and give birth to lies.

15 They dig a deep pit to trap others,

then fall into it themselves.

16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them.

The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

12 If he does not turn back,

He will sharpen His sword;

He bends His bow and makes it ready.

13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;

He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;

Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit and dug it out,

And has fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 His trouble shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.

12 If they do not change their lives,

God will sharpen his sword;

he will string his bow and take aim.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he has made his flaming arrows.

14 There are people who think up evil

and plan trouble and tell lies.

15 They dig a hole to trap others,

but they will fall into it themselves.

16 They will get themselves into trouble;

the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.

12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword;

He hath bent his bow, and made it ready;

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity;

Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

15 He hath made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

12 If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready, 13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood: 15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

12 If a person does not change, God sharpens his sword. 

By bending his bow, he makes it ready ⸤to shoot⸥. 

13 He prepares his deadly weapons 

and turns them into flaming arrows. 

14 See how that person conceives evil, 

is pregnant with harm, 

and gives birth to lies. 

15 He digs a pit and shovels it out. 

Then he falls into the hole that he made ⸤for others⸥. 

16 His mischief lands back on his own head. 

His violence comes down on top of him. 

12 If anyone does not repent,

God will sharpen His sword;

He has strung His bow and made it ready.

13 He has prepared His deadly weapons;

He tips His arrows with fire.

14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,

conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out

but fell into the hole he had made.

16 His trouble comes back on his own head,

and his violence falls on the top of his head.

12 If one does not repent, God will whet his sword;

he has bent and strung his bow;

13 he has prepared his deadly weapons,

making his arrows fiery shafts.

14 See how they conceive evil,

and are pregnant with mischief,

and bring forth lies.

15 They make a pit, digging it out,

and fall into the hole that they have made.

16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,

and on their own heads their violence descends.

12 If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword.

He has bent his bow and he has strung it.

13 And he has prepared for him weapons of death.

He has made his arrows fiery shafts.

14 See, he travails with evil.

He is pregnant with trouble,

and he gives birth to deception.

15 He makes a pit and digs it out,

then falls in the trap he has made.

16 His trouble comes back on his head,

and his violence comes down on his skull.

12 If evil people don’t change their ways,

God will sharpen his sword.

He will get his bow ready to use.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons.

He has made his flaming arrows ready.

14 Anyone who is full of evil

plans trouble and ends up telling lies.

15 Anyone who digs a hole and shovels it out

falls into the pit he has made.

16 The trouble he causes comes back on him.

The terrible things he does come down on his own head.

12 If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;

He has bent His bow and made it ready.

13 He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;

He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,

And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,

And has fallen into the hole which he made.

16 His mischief will return upon his own head,

And his violence will descend upon his own pate.