King James Version

Psalms 129:5

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

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יֵ֭בֹשׁוּyevoshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.וְיִסֹּ֣גוּveyisogvand go backסוּגconjunction, verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and go back”, an unfinished actionH5472properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).אָח֑וֹרachorafterאָחוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.כֹּ֝֗לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שֹׂנְאֵ֥יsoneehateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, participle, construct — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.צִיּֽוֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

Young’s Literal Translation

Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

World English Bible

Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

Darby Translation

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

Douay-Rheims

My soul hath hoped in the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἰσχυνθήτωσαν καὶ ἀποστραφήτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω πάντες οἱ μισοῦντες Σιών.