New Century Version NCV
New International Version NIV
1 They have treated me badly all my life. (Let Israel repeat this.)
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“They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
2 They have treated me badly all my life, but they have not defeated me.
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“they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
3 Like farmers plowing, they plowed over my back, making long wounds.
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Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
4 But the Lord does what is right; he has set me free from those wicked people.
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But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
5 Let those who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shame.
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May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
6 Let them be like the grass on the roof that dries up before it has grown.
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May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
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