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Psalms 129:7

5 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,

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
unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.
KJV
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
WEB
with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
ASV
Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
DARBY
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;
BLB
unable to fill the hand of one reaping, or the bosom of one binding sheaves.
ÅB
Høstmannen fyller ikke sin hånd, ei heller den som binder kornbånd, sitt fang.
OTB
Som høsteren ikke fyller sin hånd med,
Og heller ikke den som binder kornbånd fyller sine armer med;
B1930
Høstmannen fyller ikke sin hånd, ei heller den som binder kornbånd, sitt fang.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Galatians 6:8

    The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

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  • Isaiah 17:10–11

    For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—

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  • Psalms 126:6

    He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

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  • Hosea 8:7

    For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.

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