5 May all who hate Zion

be turned back in shame.

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.

5 May all who hate Zion

be put to shame and turned backward!

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,

5 Let them all be confounded and turned back

That hate Zion.

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.

5 May all who hate Jerusalem

be turned back in shameful defeat.

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.

5 Let all those who hate Zion

Be put to shame and turned back.

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.

5 Let those who hate Jerusalem

be turned back in shame.

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.

5 Let them be put to shame and turned backward,

All they that hate Zion.

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.

5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion; 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;

5 Put to shame all those who hate Zion. 

Force them to retreat. 

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. 

5 Let all who hate Zion

be driven back in disgrace.

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.

5 May all who hate Zion

be put to shame and turned backward.

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,

5 Let all be put to shame and repulsed

who hate Zion.

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,

5 May all those who hate Zion

be driven back in shame.

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.