Parallel Verses
Amplified
May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].
New American Standard Bible
And make their
King James Version
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Holman Bible
and let their loins continually shake.
International Standard Version
May their eyes be blinded and may their bodies tremble continuously.
A Conservative Version
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and {bow down their back (LXX/NT)} continually.
American Standard Version
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.
Bible in Basic English
Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.
Darby Translation
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
Julia Smith Translation
Their eyes shall be darkened from seeing, and cause their loins to waver always.
King James 2000
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let their eyes be dark so they cannot see, and make their loins continually tremble.
Modern King James verseion
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; and make their loins shake without ceasing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not; and ever bow down their backs.
NET Bible
May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!
New Heart English Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.
The Emphasized Bible
Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;
Webster
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
World English Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.
Youngs Literal Translation
Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
Themes
spiritual Blindness » Judicially inflicted
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 69:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Rescue
22
May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.
May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].
Pour out Your indignation on them,
And let [the fierceness of] Your burning anger overtake them.
Cross References
Daniel 5:6
Then the king’s face grew pale, and his thoughts alarmed him; the joints and muscles of his hips and back weakened and his knees began knocking together.
Isaiah 6:9-10
And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
Romans 11:10
“Let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see,
And make their backs bend [under their burden] forever.”
Deuteronomy 28:65-67
Among those nations you will find no peace (rest), and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
Isaiah 21:3-4
Therefore [continues Isaiah] my loins are filled with anguish;
Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in childbirth;
I am so bent and bewildered that I cannot hear, I am so terrified that I cannot see.
Isaiah 29:9-10
Stop and take some time and wonder [at this prophecy],
Blind yourselves and be blinded [at its fulfillment by your spiritual incompetence].
They are drunk, but not from wine;
They stagger, but not from strong drink.
Jeremiah 30:6
‘Ask now, and see
Whether a man can give birth [to a child].
Why then do I see every man
With his hands on his
Why have all faces turned pale?
Matthew 13:14-15
John 12:39-40
Therefore they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,
Acts 28:26-27
‘Go to this people and say,
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
Romans 11:25
I do not want you, believers, to be unaware of this mystery [God’s previously hidden plan]—so that you will not be wise in your own opinion—that a partial hardening has [temporarily] happened to Israel [to last] until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;
2 Corinthians 3:14
But [in fact] their minds were hardened [for they had lost the ability to understand]; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed [only] in Christ.