Psalm 129:6–7
6 Let them be like grass on the housetops,
that withers before it grows up,
7 with which a reaper cannot fill his hand,
nor the binder of sheaves his ⌊arms⌋,f
Psalm 129:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 May they be like grass on the roof,
which withers before it can grow;
7 a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,
nor one who gathers fill his arms.
Psalm 129:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
which withers before it grows up,
7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand
nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
Psalm 129:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops,
Which withereth afore it groweth up:
7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand;
Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Psalm 129:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop,
turning yellow when only half grown,
7 ignored by the harvester,
despised by the binder.
Psalm 129:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Let them be as the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms.
Psalm 129:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 Let them be like the grass on the roof
that dries up before it has grown.
7 There is not enough of it to fill a hand
or to make into a bundle to fill one’s arms.
Psalm 129:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops,
Which withereth before it groweth up;
7 Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand,
Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Psalm 129:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up, 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;
Psalm 129:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Make them be like grass on a roof,
like grass that dries up before it produces a stalk.
7 It will never fill the barns of those who harvest
or the arms of those who gather bundles.
Psalm 129:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up
7 and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.
Psalm 129:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops
that withers before it grows up,
7 with which reapers do not fill their hands
or binders of sheaves their arms,
Psalm 129:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 May they be like grass that grows on the roof of a house.
It dries up before it can grow.
7 There isn’t enough of it to fill a person’s hand.
There isn’t enough to tie up and carry away.
Psalm 129:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Let them be like grass upon the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up;
7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Or the binder of sheaves his bosom;