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Psalms 79:2

1 The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

3 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.

4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

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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 given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.
KJV
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
WEB
They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.
ASV
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
DARBY
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowl of the heavens, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth:
BLB
They have given the corpses of Your servants [as] food for the birds of the heavens, the flesh of Your holy ones for the beasts of the earth.
ÅB
De har gitt dine tjeneres lik til føde for himmelens fugler, dine helliges kjøtt til ville dyr.
OTB
De har gitt de døde kroppene til dine tjenere som mat for himmelens fugler,
Kjøttet til dine gudfryktige til jordens dyr.
B1930
De har gitt dine tjeneres lik til føde for himmelens fugler, dine helliges kjøtt til ville dyr.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 7:33

    The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.

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  • Jeremiah 34:20

    I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

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  • Jeremiah 16:4

    “They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”

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  • Jeremiah 19:7

    And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:26

    Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away.

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  • Jeremiah 15:3

    I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

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