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Psalms 74:5

74:4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

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They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.

A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes on the thick trees.

74:6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

What does Psalms 74:5 mean?

Psalms 74:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָדַע (yâdaʻ), בּוֹא (bôwʼ), קַרְדֹּם (qardôm).

Hebrew interlinear

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A
man
was
famousיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
according
as
he
had
lifted
upבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
axesקַרְדֹּםqardôm/kar-dome'/H7134an axe
upon
the
thickסְבָךְçᵉbâk/seb-awk'/H5442a copse
trees.עֵץʻêts/ates/H6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:5.

Genesis 12:11

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 18:21

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 8:11

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

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What does Psalms 74:5 say?

Psalms 74:5 (King James Version) reads: "A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees."

Is Psalms 74:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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