Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Holman Bible
will reap with shouts of joy.
International Standard Version
Those who weep while they plant will sing for joy while they harvest.
A Conservative Version
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
American Standard Version
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Amplified
They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.
Darby Translation
They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:
Julia Smith Translation
They sowing in tears shall reap in rejoicing.
King James 2000
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Those who sow with tears shall reap with rejoicing.
Modern King James verseion
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.
NET Bible
Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
New Heart English Bible
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
The Emphasized Bible
They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap:
Webster
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
World English Bible
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
Themes
Afflicted saints » end in joy and blessedness
Joy » Great joy, occasions of » In service
Joy » Afflictions of saints succeeded by
Reaping » A time of great rejoicing
Seed » Sowing of » Often attended with danger
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Joy in, found by the faithful
Sowing » Spiritual, the blessings of
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Sowing, spiritual, the blessings of
Topics
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 126:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zion's Restoration
4 Turn again, O Jehovah, to our captivity, As streams in the south. 5 Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap, 6 Whoso goeth on and weepeth, Bearing the basket of seed, Surely cometh in with singing, bearing his sheaves!
Cross References
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!
Joel 2:23
And ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, In Jehovah your God, For He hath given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causeth to come down to you a shower, Sprinkling and gathered -- in the beginning.
Psalm 137:1
By rivers of Babylon -- There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
Isaiah 12:1-3
And thou hast said in that day: 'I thank thee, O Jehovah, Though Thou hast been angry with me, Turn back doth Thine anger, And Thou dost comfort me.
Jeremiah 31:9-13
With weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way -- they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim -- My first-born is he.
Joel 2:17
Between the porch and the altar weep let the priests, ministrants of Jehovah, And let them say: 'Have pity, O Jehovah, on Thy people, And give not Thy inheritance to reproach, To the ruling over them of nations, Why do they say among peoples, Where is their God?'
Matthew 5:4
Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.
John 16:20-22
verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.
2 Corinthians 7:8-11
because even if I made you sorry in the letter, I do not repent -- if even I did repent -- for I perceive that the letter, even if for an hour, did make you sorry.
Galatians 6:9
and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding;