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Psalm 39:11

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11When with rebukes you chastise a man for sin,

youe consumef like a moth his delightful things.

Surely everyone is a mere vapor.g Selah

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Footnotes

  1. eHebrew “and/then you”
  2. fLiterally “cause to melt”
  3. gThe word translated “vanity” in vv. 6, 7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When you discipline a man

with rebukes for sin,

you consume like a moth what is dear to him;

surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin,

you consume their wealth like a moth—

surely everyone is but a breath.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You discipline a person with punishment for iniquity,

consuming like a moth what is precious to him;

yes, every human being is only a vapor.

Selah

NLTNew Living Translation

When you discipline us for our sins,

you consume like a moth what is precious to us.

Each of us is but a breath.

Interlude

KJV 1900King James Version

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,

Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth:

Surely every man is vanity. Selah.