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Psalms 129:5

Zion

3 The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

4 The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.

May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

6 May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

7 unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
KJV
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
WEB
Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.
ASV
Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.
DARBY
Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;
BLB
May they be put to shame and turned back, all those hating Zion!
ÅB
De skal bli til skamme og vike tilbake alle de som hater Sion,
OTB
Måtte alle som forakter Sion
Bli gjort til skamme og vendt tilbake;
B1930
De skal bli til skamme og vike tilbake alle de som hater Sion,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 71:13

    May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

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  • Isaiah 37:35

    ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

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  • Zechariah 12:3

    On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.

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  • Isaiah 10:12

    So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.

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  • Isaiah 37:22

    this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.

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  • Psalms 83:4–11

    saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

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  • Esther 6:13

    Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

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  • Zechariah 12:6

    On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.

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