Psalms 79:12
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 4:15 : 15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
- Jer 32:18 : 18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name,
- Lev 26:21 : 21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
- Lev 26:28 : 28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
- Luke 6:38 : 38 ‹Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.›
- Prov 6:31 : 31 But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
- Isa 65:5-7 : 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These [are] a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. 6 Behold, [it is] written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
- Ps 44:16 : 16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
- Ps 74:10 : 10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
- Ps 74:18-22 : 18 ¶ Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude [of the wicked]: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
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64 Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
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13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
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4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
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6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
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50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty people;
51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
- Ps 79:10-112 verses74%
10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where [is] their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight [by] the revenging of the blood of thy servants [which is] shed.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
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16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
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4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
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4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
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13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
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10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
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1 ¶ Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
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7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
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11 Behold, [I say, how] they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
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18 ¶ Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
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10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
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6 Behold, [it is] written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
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16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
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18 According to [their] deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
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20 [Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
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10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
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7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, [and] punishments upon the people;
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2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
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29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
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22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
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26 For they persecute [him] whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.
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10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
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30 He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
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19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify [themselves] against me.
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3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed [that] ye make yourselves strange to me.
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7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
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24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
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11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
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5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
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3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
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7 O Lord, righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, [that are] near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
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15 For the day of the LORD [is] near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
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12 [For] the sin of their mouth [and] the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying [which] they speak.
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9 [As for] the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, [and] all their imaginations against me;
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23 Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay [me]: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal [thus] with them in the time of thine anger.
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4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
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4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
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13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.