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Psalms 83:11

83:10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

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Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

83:12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

What does Psalms 83:11 mean?

Psalms 83:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁית (shîyth), נָדִיב (nâdîyb), עֹרֵב (ʻÔrêb).

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Makeשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)
their
noblesנָדִיבnâdîyb/naw-deeb'/H5081properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)
like
Oreb,עֹרֵבʻÔrêb/o-rabe'/H6159Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan
and
like
Zeeb:זְאֵבZᵉʼêb/zeh-abe'/H2062Zeeb, a Midianitish prince
yea,
all
their
princesנְסִיךְnᵉçîyk/nes-eek'/H5257properly, something poured out, i.e. a libation; also a molten image; by implication, a prince (as anointed)
as
Zebah,זֶבַחZebach/zeh'-bakh/H2078Zebach, a Midianitish prince
and
as
Zalmunna:צַלְמֻנָּעTsalmunnâʻ/tsal-moon-naw'/H6759Tsalmunna, a Midianite

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 83:11.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Judges 7:25

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

Judges 8:10

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. men that: or, every one drawing a sword

Judges 8:12

And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. discomfited: Heb. terrified

Judges 8:15

And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

Judges 8:18

Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. resembled: Heb. according to the form, etc

Judges 8:21

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks. ornaments: or, ornaments like the moon

Judges 8:3

God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. anger: Heb. spirit

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What does Psalms 83:11 say?

Psalms 83:11 (King James Version) reads: "Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:"

Is Psalms 83:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 83:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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