King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Complete Jewish Bible:
The plowmen plowed on my back; wounding me with long furrows.
Berean Standard Bible:
The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
American Standard Version:
The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The plowers{H2790} plowed{H2790} upon my back{H1354}: they made long{H748} their furrows{H4618}{H4618}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Isaiah 51:23
- But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
Psalms 141:7
- Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.
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Commentary for Psalms 129:3
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2790
There are 66 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָרַשׁ
Transliteration: chârash
Pronunciation: khaw-rash'
Description: a primitive root; to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness); [idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker. - Strong's Number: H1354
There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גַב
Transliteration: gab
Pronunciation: gab
Description: from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare גֵּו and גּוּף); the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.; back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring. - Strong's Number: H748
There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָרַךְ
Transliteration: ʼârak
Pronunciation: aw-rak'
Description: a primitive root; to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively); defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long). - Strong's Number: H4618
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַעֲנָה
Transliteration: maʻănâh
Pronunciation: mah-an-aw'
Description: from עָנָה, in the sense of depression or tilling; a furrow; [phrase] acre, furrow.