Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Holman Bible
the reproach they have hurled at You, Lord.
International Standard Version
Pay back our neighbors seven times the reproach with which they reproached you, LORD.
A Conservative Version
and render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached thee, O LORD,
American Standard Version
And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Amplified
And return into the lap of our neighbors sevenfold
The taunts with which they have taunted You, O Lord.
Darby Translation
And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Julia Smith Translation
And turn back to our neighbors seven fold to their bosom their reproach which they reproached thee, O Jehovah.
King James 2000
And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached you, O Lord.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And return to our neighbors sevenfold {upon them} their taunts [with] which they taunted you, O Lord.
Modern King James verseion
and give to our neighbors their curse sevenfold into their bosom, the curse with which they have cursed You, O Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And for the blasphemy wherewith our neighbours have blasphemed thee, reward them, O LORD, seven fold into their bosom.
NET Bible
Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
New Heart English Bible
Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
The Emphasized Bible
Return, therefore, unto our neighbours - Sevenfold, into their own bosom, The reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Adonay!
Webster
And render to our neighbors seven-fold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached thee, O Lord.
World English Bible
Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 79:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Faith Amid Confusion
11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death. 12 And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord. 13 And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 4:15
And Jehovah saith to him, 'Therefore -- of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.
Jeremiah 32:18
Doing kindness to thousands, and recompensing iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their sons after them; God, the great, the mighty, Jehovah of Hosts is His name,
Leviticus 26:21
And if ye walk with Me in opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins,
Leviticus 26:28
then I have walked with you in the fury of opposition, and have chastised you, even I, seven times for your sins.
Luke 6:38
'Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'
Psalm 44:16
Because of the voice of a reproacher and reviler, Because of an enemy and a self-avenger.
Psalm 74:10
Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever?
Psalm 74:18-22
Remember this -- an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.
Proverbs 6:31
And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.
Isaiah 65:5-7
Who are saying, 'Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.' These are a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day.