Psalm 70:2
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Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
In other translations
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Hebrew words
יֵבֹשׁוּyevoshumay they be ashamedH954וְיַחְפְּרוּveyachperuand they may be abashedH2659מְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshei[those who] seekH1245נַפְשִׁיnafshi<of> life myH5315יִסֹּגוּyisogumay they be turned backH5472אָחוֹר'achorbackwardsH268וְיִכָּלְמוּveyikalmuand may they be humiliatedH3637חֲפֵצֵיchafetzei[the] [people] desirous ofH2655רָעָתִי׃ra'atiharm myH7451
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 35:4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
- Psalm 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
- Isaiah 41:11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
- Psalm 71:13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
- John 18:6As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
- Psalm 109:29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
- Psalm 6:10Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
- Isaiah 28:13But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
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