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Psalms 83:4

2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

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

5 For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—

6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

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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
saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
KJV
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
WEB
“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
ASV
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
DARBY
They say, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, and let the name of Israel be mentioned no more.
BLB
They say, “Come, and we shall make them disappear as a nation, and the name of Israel will not be remembered anymore.”
ÅB
De sier: Kom og la oss utslette dem, så de ikke mere er et folk, og Israels navn skal ikke mere kommes i hu.
OTB
De har erklært: “Kom, la oss ødelegge dem som en nasjon,
Slik at navnet Israel vil bli glemt.”
B1930
De sier: Kom og la oss utslette dem, så de ikke mere er et folk, og Israels navn skal ikke mere kommes i hu.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 48:2

    There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

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  • Jeremiah 11:19

    For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”

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  • Esther 3:6–9

    And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

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  • Psalms 74:8

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

    Read in context

  • Acts 9:1–2

    Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

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  • Daniel 7:25

    He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.

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  • Exodus 1:10

    Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

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  • Jeremiah 31:36

    “Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”

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