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Psalms 129:6

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

5 May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

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.

8 May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”

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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 they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
KJV
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
WEB
Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
ASV
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;
DARBY
Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,
BLB
May they be like grass on the rooftops that has withered before it can grow,
ÅB
de skal bli som gress på takene, som er visnet før det blir rykket opp:
OTB
Måtte de være som gress på hustakene,
Som visner før det vokser opp;
B1930
de skal bli som gress på takene, som er visnet før det blir rykket op:

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Cross references

  • Psalms 37:2

    For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

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  • Psalms 92:7

    that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

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  • Jeremiah 17:5–6

    This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

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  • Matthew 13:6

    But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

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  • 2 Kings 19:26

    Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.

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  • Isaiah 37:27

    Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.

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