Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
not enough to fill one's hand or to bundle in one's arms.
New American Standard Bible
Or the binder of sheaves his
King James Version
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Holman Bible
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.
A Conservative Version
with which the reaper fills not his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
American Standard Version
Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Amplified
With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
Darby Translation
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;
Julia Smith Translation
He harvesting filled not his hand; and he heaping together, not his arm.
King James 2000
With which the reaper fills not his hand; nor he that binds sheaves his bosom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[with] which a reaper cannot fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his {arms},
Modern King James verseion
with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his bosom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosom.
NET Bible
which cannot fill the reaper's hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!
New Heart English Bible
with which the reaper doesn't fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherewith no reaper, hath filled his hand, nor binder, his bosom:
Webster
With which the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom.
World English Bible
with which the reaper doesn't fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
Youngs Literal Translation
That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.
Themes
Agriculture » Operations in » Mowing
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Mowing
Harvest » Persons engaged in » Binders
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 129:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Protection Of The Oppressed
6 May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root 7 not enough to fill one's hand or to bundle in one's arms. 8 And may those who pass by never tell them, "May the LORD's blessing be upon you. We bless you in the name of the LORD." A Song of Ascents
Names
Cross References
Psalm 126:6
The one who goes out weeping, carrying a bag of seeds, will surely return with a joyful song, bearing sheaves from his harvest. A Solomonic Song of Ascents
Isaiah 17:10-11
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock that is your strength. Therefore even though you plant delightful plants, sowing them with imported vine-seedlings,
Hosea 8:7
"Because they sow the wind, they will reap the wind storm. The plant has no stalk and its bud yields no grain. Even if there's a harvest, foreigners will gobble it up.
Galatians 6:8
The person who sows through human means will harvest decay from human means, but the person who sows in the Spirit will harvest eternal life from the Spirit.