Psalm 74:8 “They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burne…”

Psalm 74:8

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

World English Bible

They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.

American Standard Version

They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

Geneva Bible 1599

They saide in their hearts, Let vs destroy them altogether: they haue burnt all the Synagogues of God in the land.

Darby Translation

They said in their heart, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all God's places of assembly in the land.

Young's Literal Translation

They said in their hearts, 'Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.

Bible in Basic English

They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the fire all God's places of worship in the land.

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Cross references

“said”

Psalm 83:4 Psalm 137:7 Esther 3:8 Esther 3:9

Psalm 83:4 · BSB

saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Psalm 137:7 · BSB

Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Esther 3:8 · BSB

Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws…

Esther 3:9 · BSB

If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”

“all the synagogues”

2 Kings 2:3 2 Kings 2:5 2 Kings 4:23 Matthew 4:23 2 Chronicles 17:9

2 Kings 2:3 · BSB

Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

2 Kings 2:5 · BSB

Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

2 Kings 4:23 · BSB

“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.

Matthew 4:23 · BSB

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

2 Chronicles 17:9 · BSB

They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.

9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

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