Psalms 11:6

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“On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.”

— WEB

“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.”

— KJV

“Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.”

— ASV

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Ezekiel 38:22 "I will enter into judgment with him with pestilence and with blood. I will rain on him, and on his hordes, and on the many peoples who ar…"
Genesis 19:24 "Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky."
Luke 17:29 "but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all."
Ezekiel 13:13 "“‘Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I will even tear it with a stormy wind in my wrath. There will be an overflowing shower in my ang…"
Psalms 75:8 "For in Yahweh’s hand there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and dr…"
Job 18:15 "There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur shall be scattered on his habitation."
Job 20:23 "When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating."
Jeremiah 25:15-17 "For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand, and cause all the nations to whom I send you…"

Commentary

Their punishment is described by vivid figures denoting abundant, sudden, furious, and utter destruction (compare Gen 19:24; Job 18:15; Psa 7:15; Psa 9:15). cup--is a frequent figure for God's favor or wrath (Psa 16:5; Psa 23:5; Mat 20:22-23).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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