Verse 12
Psalms 79:12
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָ֘שֵׁ֤ב לִ/שְׁכֵנֵ֣י/נוּ שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם אֶל חֵיקָ֑/ם חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤/ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר חֵרְפ֣וּ/ךָ אֲדֹנָֽ/י
English Translation
And restore to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom the reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
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Chapter 79 Context
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