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Psalm 58:4–5

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4cTheir poison is †like the poison of a serpent:

They are like the deaf ||adder that stoppeth her ear;

5Which will not hearken to the voice of dcharmers,

||Charming never so ewisely.

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Footnotes

  1. cSo Ps. 140:3.
  2. †Heb. according to the likeness. Da. 10:16 (Heb.).
  3. ||Or, asp. See Deut. 32:33.
  4. dSee Eccles. 10:11.
  5. ||Or, be the charmer never so cunning. Deut. 18:11.
  6. ePr. 30:24 (Heb.).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Their venom is like the venom of a snake,

like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

that will not heed the tune of the charmer,

however skillful the enchanter may be.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They have venom like the venom of a snake,

like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

that does not listen to the sound of the charmers

who skillfully weave spells.

NLTNew Living Translation

They spit venom like deadly snakes;

they are like cobras that refuse to listen,

ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers,

no matter how skillfully they play.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Their venom is like snake venom;

They are like a deaf viper that closes its ear

so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or the skilled caster of spells.