Psalms 129:7–8
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor hee that bindeth sheaues, his bosome.
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.
Neither doe they which goe by, say, The blessing of the LORD be vpon you: wee blesse you in the Name of the LORD.
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- Galatians 6:8Rank 1 from verse 7
- Isaiah 17:10–11Rank 2 from verse 7
10Because 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:
11In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
10Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy saluation, and hast not beene mindfull of the rocke of thy strength: therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips.
11‖In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seede to flourish: but the haruest shall be a heape in the day of griefe, and of desperate sorrow.
- Psalms 126:6Rank 3 from verse 7
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.
7‖For they haue sowen the winde, and they shall reape the whirlewinde: it hath no stalke: the budde shall yeeld no meale: if so be it yeeld, the strangers shall swallow it vp.
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- Psalms 118:26Rank 2 from verse 8
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Psalms 129:7
With which, by which, or by means of which.
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One who cuts down grass or grain.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Ties, fastens, joins, confines, restrains, or holds; binds up by wrapping or closing.
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Bundles of cut stalks of grain bound together.
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Psalms 129:8
1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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Sense 1: The act or words of pronouncing good; divine favor. Sense 2: A benefit bestowed by God.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
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6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
6Let them bee as the grasse vpon the house tops: which withereth afore it groweth vp:
7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor hee that bindeth sheaues, his bosome.
Selected passage8Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.
8Neither doe they which goe by, say, The blessing of the LORD be vpon you: wee blesse you in the Name of the LORD.
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