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Psalms 69:23

21 They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

22 May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

24 Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

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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 their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
KJV
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
WEB
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent.
ASV
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.
DARBY
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
BLB
May their eyes grow dark from seeing, and their backs be bent forever!
ÅB
La deres øyne formørkes, så de ikke ser, og la deres lender alltid vakle!
OTB
Måtte deres øyne bli mørklagt så de ikke kan se,
Og få deres kropper til å skjelve kontinuerlig.
B1930
La deres øine formørkes, så de ikke ser, og la deres lender alltid vakle!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Daniel 5:6

    his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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  • Romans 11:10

    May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

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  • Isaiah 6:9–10

    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:14

    But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

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  • Jeremiah 30:6

    Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?

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  • Isaiah 21:3–4

    Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

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  • Acts 28:26–27

    ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

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  • Romans 11:25

    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

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