Psalm 129:3

“The plowers plowed upon my back;
They lengthened their furrows.”

Isaiah 51:23

“I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,
Who have said to you, ‘Lie down that we may walk over you.’
You have even made your back like the ground
And like the street for those who walk over it.”

Psalm 141:7

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

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Summary

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

General references

Bible References

The plowers

Psalm 141:7
As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Isaiah 51:23
“I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,
Who have said to you, ‘Lie down that we may walk over you.’
You have even made your back like the ground
And like the street for those who walk over it.”

General references

Job 39:10
“Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,
Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Acts 7:19
It was he who took shrewd advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers so that they would expose their infants and they would not survive.

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