KJV King James Version
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
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Psalm 129:7
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.
WEB World English Bible
with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
ASV American Standard Version
Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.
Surrounding context — Psalm 129
4 The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
6 Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
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Galatians 6:8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.Isaiah 17:10-11Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:Hosea 8:7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.Psalm 126:6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].
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