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Psalm 39:11

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11“You chastise mortals

in punishment for sin,

consuming like a moth what is dear to them;

surely everyone is a mere breath.   Selah*

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Cross references

  1. *v 5; Job 13:28; 2 Pet 2:16

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When with rebukes you chastise a man for sin,

you consume like a moth his delightful things.

Surely everyone is a mere vapor. Selah

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.