Verse Comparison: Psalms 35:8
American Standard Version
Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.
Amplified® Bible
Let destruction befall [my foe] unawares; let the net he hid for me catch him; let him fall into that very destruction.
Contemporary English Version
Surprise them with disaster! Trap them in their own nets and let them fall and rot in the pits they have dug.
Darby English Version
Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.
Good News Bible
But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction!
King James Version
Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
New American Standard Bible
Let destruction come upon him unawares, And let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.
New International Version
may ruin overtake them by surprise—
may the net they hid entangle them,
may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
New King James Version
Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly,
And let his net that he has hidden catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.
Revised Standard Version
Let ruin come upon them unawares! And let the net which they hid ensnare them; let them fall therein to ruin!
Young's Literal Translation
Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.
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