Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
Parallel translations
- KJV Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
- BSB May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
- NKJV Let them be confounded and dismayed forever; Yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
- NASB May they be ashamed and dismayed forever, And may they be humiliated and perish,
- NLT Let them be ashamed and terrified forever. Let them die in disgrace.
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Cross-references · 4
- Ps 35:4Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
- Ps 40:14–15Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
- Ps 109:29Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
- Ps 35:26Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
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