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Psalms 74:7

5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
KJV
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
WEB
They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.
ASV
They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name [by casting it] to the ground.
DARBY
They have set on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name to the ground.
BLB
They have sent Your sanctuary into the fire, to the ground; they have desecrated the dwelling place of Your Name.
ÅB
De har satt ild på din helligdom; like til grunnen har de vanhelliget ditt navns bolig.
OTB
De har redusert din helligdom til aske;
De har vanhelliget stedet for ditt navn.
B1930
De har satt ild på din helligdom; like til grunnen har de vanhelliget ditt navns bolig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 25:9

    And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

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  • Psalms 89:39

    Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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  • Isaiah 64:11

    Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

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  • Ezekiel 24:21

    Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

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  • Matthew 22:7

    But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

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  • 1 Kings 8:20

    And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

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  • Exodus 20:24

    An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

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