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Psalms 109:29

May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.

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ASV

Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

KJV

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּyil.be.Shumay they be clothedH3847 →
שׂוֹטְנַ֣יsot.Naiaccusers myH7853 →
כְּלִמָּ֑הke.li.MahignominyH3639 →
וְיַעֲט֖וּve.ya.'a.Tuand may they be wrappedH5844 →
כַמְעִ֣ילkham.'Illike <the> robeH4598 →
בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.Tamshame theirH1322 →

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Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”Psalms 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.Psalms 89:45You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. SelahPsalms 71:13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.Job 8:22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”Psalms 109:19May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.Psalms 70:2May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.Psalms 109:17–19The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.Psalms 6:10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.Micah 7:10Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.Jeremiah 51:51“We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”Obadiah 1:10Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.

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