Psalms Chapter 44 verse 12 Holy Bible
Thou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased `thy wealth' by their price.
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You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
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Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price;
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Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
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Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for food; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
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You sell your people for nothing, And have gained nothing from their sale.
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Thou sellest Thy people -- without wealth, And hast not become great by their price.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - Thou sellest thy people for nought; literally, for not-wealth (comp. Jeremiah 15:13). The whole people is regarded, not as sold for slaves, but as delivered over to the will of their enemies; and all "for nought," God gaining nothing in exchange. Thou dost not increase thy wealth by their price. A repetition for the sake of emphasis, but adding no new idea.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) For nought.--Literally, for not riches (comp. Jeremiah 15:13); notice the contrast to Psalm 72:14.And dost not increase thy wealth by their price.--This rendering takes the verb as in Proverbs 22:16; but to make the two places exactly parallel, we should have "dost not increase for thee." It is better, therefore, to make the clause synonymous with the last, and render thou didst not increase in (the matter of) their price, i.e., thou didst not set a high price on them.
