May it whirl on Joab’s head and on all his father’s house. May the house of Joab never be without someone with discharge or tza'arat, lame or one fallen by the sword or one who lacks food.”
Psalm 7:17 - Tree of Life Version His mischief will turn on his own head. His violence will boomerang on his crown. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: And will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I will give to the Lord the thanks due to His rightness and justice, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. American Standard Version (1901) I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High. Common English Bible But I will thank the LORD for his righteousness; I will sing praises to the name of the LORD Most High. Catholic Public Domain Version His sorrow will be turned upon his own head, and his iniquity will descend upon his highest point. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall come down upon his crown. |
May it whirl on Joab’s head and on all his father’s house. May the house of Joab never be without someone with discharge or tza'arat, lame or one fallen by the sword or one who lacks food.”
Thus Adonai will return his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he—Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah—and killed them with the sword, without my father David’s knowledge.
But when it came to the king’s attention, he issued a written edict that the wicked scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. (
Glorious and majestic is His work, and His righteousness endures forever.
As for the head of those surrounding me, may the mischief of their lips overwhelm them.
They will pour out the renown of Your great goodness, and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
Then my tongue will declare aloud Your justice and Your praises all day.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.
I will praise Adonai with my whole heart. I will tell about all Your wonders.
Though the wicked spring up like grass, and all evildoers flourish, it is only to be ruined forever.
Adonai has made His salvation known. He has revealed His righteousness before the eyes of the nations.
The tree that you saw grow large and strong, whose top reached to heaven and that was visible to all the earth,
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, because all His works are right and His ways just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
However, Elyon does not dwell in man-made houses. As the prophet says,
in order that the violence done to Jerubbaal’s 70 sons might come due, so their blood might be laid on their brother Abimelech who slew them, and on the lords of Shechem who strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.
Also all the wickedness of the men of Shechem God requited on their heads. Thus on them came the curse of Jotam son of Jerubbaal.