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Psalms 74:8

6 and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.

7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

9 There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

10 How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

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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 said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
KJV
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
WEB
They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.
ASV
They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
DARBY
They said in their heart, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all God's places of assembly in the land.
BLB
They said in their hearts, “Let us oppress them altogether!” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
ÅB
De har sagt i sitt hjerte: Vi vil ødelegge dem alle tilsammen! De har brent opp alle Guds forsamlingshus i landet.
OTB
De sa i sitt hjerte: "La oss fullstendig undertrykke dem."
De har satt ild på alle Guds møtesteder i landet.
B1930
De har sagt i sitt hjerte: Vi vil ødelegge dem alle tilsammen! De har opbrent alle Guds forsamlingshus i landet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 83:4

    saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

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  • Esther 3:8–9

    Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

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  • 2 Kings 2:5

    Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

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  • 2 Kings 4:23

    “Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.

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  • Matthew 4:23

    Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

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  • Psalms 137:7

    Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

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  • 2 Kings 2:3

    Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:9

    They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.

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