Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. New Living Translation Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually. English Standard Version Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually. Berean Standard Bible May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. King James Bible Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. New King James Version Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; And make their loins shake continually. New American Standard Bible May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their hips shake continually. NASB 1995 May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually. NASB 1977 May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually. Legacy Standard Bible May their eyes darken so that they cannot see, And make their loins quake continually. Amplified Bible May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness]. Christian Standard Bible Let their eyes grow too dim to see, and let their hips continually quake. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let their eyes grow too dim to see, and let their loins continually shake. American Standard Version Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake. Contemporary English Version Blind them with darkness and make them tremble. English Revised Version Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see. Let their thighs continually shake. Good News Translation Strike them with blindness! Make their backs always weak! International Standard Version May their eyes be blinded and may their bodies tremble continuously. Majority Standard Bible May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. NET Bible May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently! New Heart English Bible Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see, and make their backs weak continually. Webster's Bible Translation Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. World English Bible Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTheir eyes are darkened from seeing, "" And their loins continually shake You. Young's Literal Translation Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou. Smith's Literal Translation Their eyes shall be darkened from seeing, and cause their loins to waver always. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet their eyes be darkened that they see not; and their back bend thou down always. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Make their eyes so dim they cannot see; keep their backs ever feeble. New Revised Standard Version Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their backs continually to bend. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Their eyes will be darkened that they will not see and their back will always be stooped. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; And make their loins continually to totter. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; and bow down their back continually. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Waters Are Up to My Neck…22May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. 23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. 24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.… Cross References Romans 11:8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Matthew 13:14-15 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ John 12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” Acts 28:26-27 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 2 Corinthians 3:14-15 But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear. Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. Isaiah 44:18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. Ezekiel 12:2 “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. Mark 4:12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’” Luke 8:10 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’ Jeremiah 5:21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. Zechariah 11:17 Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!” 1 Samuel 2:33 And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men. Treasury of Scripture Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. Their eyes Isaiah 6:9,10 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not… Isaiah 29:9,10 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink… Matthew 13:14,15 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: … make their Deuteronomy 28:65-67 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: … Isaiah 21:3,4 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it… Jeremiah 30:6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Jump to Previous Backs Bent Blind Bodies Continually Darkened Dim Eyes Forever Grow Loins Shake Shaking Totter TrembleJump to Next Backs Bent Blind Bodies Continually Darkened Dim Eyes Forever Grow Loins Shake Shaking Totter TremblePsalm 69 1. David complains of his affliction13. He prays for deliverance 22. He devotes his enemies to destruction 30. He praises God with thanksgiving May their eyes be darkened This phrase invokes a powerful image of spiritual blindness. The Hebrew root for "darkened" is "חשך" (chashak), which means to obscure or make dim. In a biblical context, darkness often symbolizes judgment or the absence of divine light. This plea for the darkening of eyes suggests a withdrawal of understanding and insight, a theme echoed in the New Testament when Jesus speaks of those who have eyes but do not see (Mark 8:18). The psalmist's cry reflects a desire for divine justice against those who oppose God's purposes, emphasizing the seriousness of spiritual blindness as a consequence of rejecting God's truth. so they cannot see and their backs be bent forever Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May their eyesעֵ֭ינֵיהֶם (‘ê·nê·hem) Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain be darkened תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה (teḥ·šaḵ·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 2821: To be dark, to darken so they cannot see, מֵרְא֑וֹת (mê·rə·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see and their backs וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם (ū·mā·ṯə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - mdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins be bent הַמְעַֽד׃ (ham·‘aḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 4571: To slip, slide, totter, shake forever. תָּמִ֥יד (tā·mîḏ) Adverb Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice Links Psalm 69:23 NIVPsalm 69:23 NLT Psalm 69:23 ESV Psalm 69:23 NASB Psalm 69:23 KJV Psalm 69:23 BibleApps.com Psalm 69:23 Biblia Paralela Psalm 69:23 Chinese Bible Psalm 69:23 French Bible Psalm 69:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 69:23 Let their eyes be darkened so that (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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