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Psalms 79:12

10 Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

11 May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

13 Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.

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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
Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.
KJV
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
WEB
Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
ASV
And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
DARBY
And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
BLB
And may You return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord!
ÅB
og betal våre naboer syvfold i deres fang den hån som de har hånet deg med, Herre!
OTB
Og gi våre naboer syvfold tilbake i deres fang
Deres hån som de har hånet deg med, Herre.
B1930
og betal våre naboer syvfold i deres fang den hån som de har hånet dig med, Herre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 32:18

    You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,

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  • Genesis 4:15

    “Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.

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  • Leviticus 26:21

    If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.

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  • Proverbs 6:31

    Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

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  • Leviticus 26:28

    then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.

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  • Psalms 74:18–22

    Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.

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  • Luke 6:38

    Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

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  • Isaiah 65:5–7

    They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

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