Translations
Modern
But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
Traditional
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Literal
Surely like a man you will die, and like one of the princes you will fall.”
Latin
Vos autem sicut homines moriemini, et sicut unus de principibus cadetis.
Original
Hebrew
English
But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
Notes
The gods (see study notes on Psalm 29:1–2; 58:1), like mere humans, cannot escape the judgment common to human rulers. Jesus quoted from this passage in John 10:34.
God condemns those who mistreat the helpless.