Psalms 79:3
79:2 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.Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
KJV
Their blood they have shed like water around Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
What does Psalms 79:3 mean?
Psalms 79:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּם (dâm), שָׁפַךְ (shâphak), מַיִם (mayim).
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And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
Exodus 29:16And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
Exodus 29:20Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
Exodus 4:9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be
Genesis 37:22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Leviticus 1:11And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.
Leviticus 1:5And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 79:3 say?
Psalms 79:3 (King James Version) reads: "Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them."
Is Psalms 79:3 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 79:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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