Psalm 78:64 “His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.”

Psalm 78:64

His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

World English Bible

Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.

American Standard Version

Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation.

Geneva Bible 1599

Their Priestes fell by the sworde, and their widowes lamented not.

Darby Translation

Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.

Young's Literal Translation

His priests by the sword have fallen, And their widows weep not.

Bible in Basic English

Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.

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Cross references

“priests”

1 Samuel 4:17 1 Samuel 4:11 1 Samuel 2:33 1 Samuel 2:34 1 Samuel 22:18 1 Samuel 22:19

1 Samuel 4:17 · BSB

The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

1 Samuel 4:11 · BSB

The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 2:33 · BSB

And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.

1 Samuel 2:34 · BSB

And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

1 Samuel 22:18 · BSB

So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:19 · BSB

He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

“widows”

Job 27:15 Ezekiel 24:23 1 Samuel 4:19 1 Samuel 4:20

Job 27:15 · BSB

His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

Ezekiel 24:23 · BSB

Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.

1 Samuel 4:19 · BSB

Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth…

1 Samuel 4:20 · BSB

As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.

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

In context

63Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

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