Psalm 79:12
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And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.
In other translations
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 4:15And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.“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.
- Jeremiah 32:18Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,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,
- Leviticus 26:21And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
- Psalm 74:18-2218 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.18 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. 19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. 20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. 21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
- Leviticus 26:28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
- Proverbs 6:31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
- Luke 6:38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.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.”
- Isaiah 65:5-75 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. 6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.5 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. 6 Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps, 7 both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”
- Psalm 44:16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.
- Psalm 74:10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
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