Psalms 129:6
129:5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
KJV
Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up;
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which wither before it grows up:
What does Psalms 129:6 mean?
Psalms 129:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָצִיר (châtsîyr), גָּג (gâg), יָבֵשׁ (yâbêsh).
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 129:6.
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. of small: Heb. short of hand
Isaiah 15:6For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. desolate: Heb. desolations
Isaiah 37:27Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. of small: Heb. short of hand
Isaiah 40:7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Job 8:12Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 129:6 say?
Psalms 129:6 (King James Version) reads: "Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:"
Is Psalms 129:6 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 129:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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