Psalm 78:57 “They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a…”

Psalm 78:57

They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

World English Bible

but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow.

American Standard Version

But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

Geneva Bible 1599

But turned backe and delt falsely like their fathers: they turned like a deceitfull bowe.

Darby Translation

And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.

Young's Literal Translation

And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,

Bible in Basic English

Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.

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Cross references

“But”

Judges 3:5–7 Psalm 78:41 Judges 3:12 Ezekiel 20:27 Ezekiel 20:28

Judges 3:5–7 · BSB

Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Psalm 78:41 · BSB

Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Judges 3:12 · BSB

Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

Ezekiel 20:27 · BSB

Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.

Ezekiel 20:28 · BSB

When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured…

“they were”

Hosea 7:16 Psalm 78:8 Psalm 78:10–37

Hosea 7:16 · BSB

They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

Psalm 78:8 · BSB

Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 78:10–37 · BSB

They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.

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

In context

56But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.

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