Psalms 79:7

79:6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

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For they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

79:8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. former: or, the iniquities of them that were before us

What does Psalms 79:7 mean?

Psalms 79:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכַל (ʼâkal), יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb), שָׁמֵם (shâmêm).

Hebrew interlinear

For

they

have

devouredאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

Jacob,יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb/yah-ak-obe'/H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

and

laid

wasteשָׁמֵםshâmêm/shaw-mame'/H8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)

his

dwelling

place.נָוֶהnâveh/naw-veh'/H5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 79:7.

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 27:19

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Jeremiah 10:25

Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

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What does Psalms 79:7 say?

Psalms 79:7 (King James Version) reads: "For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place."

Is Psalms 79:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 79:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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