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Psalms 78:64

62 He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged by His heritage.

63 Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

66 He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
KJV
Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
WEB
Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.
ASV
Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation.
DARBY
Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.
BLB
His priests fell by the sword, and the widows could not weep.
ÅB
Dets prester falt for sverdet, og dets enker holdt ikke klagemål[^4].
OTB
Hans prester falt for sverdet,
Og Hans enker kunne ikke gråte.
B1930
Dets prester falt for sverdet, og dets enker holdt ikke klagemål. / < nemlig over sine døde.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 4:17

    The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

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  • Job 27:15

    His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

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  • Ezekiel 24:23

    Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:11

    The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:18–19

    So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:19–20

    Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:33–34

    And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.

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