Psalms 79:7
What does Psalms 79:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 79:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For they have taken Jacob for their meat, and made waste his house.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For <FI>one<Fi> hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 51:34
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out.
- Isaiah 64:10
Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
- Isaiah 9:12
the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- Psalms 80:13
The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.
- Isaiah 24:1
Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
- 2 Chronicles 36:21
to fulfil the word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths: for as long as it lay desolate it kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
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