“As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
68:4 Jah - Is an abbreviation of the name Jehovah, which the Heathens pronounced Jao. Before him - Before the ark where he is present, as David is said to dance before the Lord, upon this occasion, #2Sam 6:14|.
As smoke is driuen away, so driue them away: as waxe melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
As smoke is driven away, {so} drive {them} away; As wax melts before the fire, {So} let the wicked perish before God.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.
- Basic English Bible
As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
- Darby Bible
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
- Webster's Bible
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
- World English Bible
As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(68:3) As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible