“And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.”
Retribution is requested: "Return sevenfold into the bosom of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!" The prayer for judgment on the taunting nations asks God to repay the mockery sevenfold—a number suggesting fullness and completeness of judgment. The taunts are understood as directed against God, not merely against Israel, making divine response a matter of God's honor.
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