KJV 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.
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Psalm 74:8
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — Psalm 74
5 [A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
9 We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long.
10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck [it] out of thy bosom.
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Psalm 83:4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from [being] a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.Psalm 137:7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof.2 Kings 2:3And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.Esther 3:8-9And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it [is] not for the king’s profit to suffer them.2 Kings 4:23And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well.2 Kings 2:5And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.2 Chronicles 17:9And they taught in Judah, and [had] the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
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