King James Version

Psalms 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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אָמְר֣וּamervsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…בְ֭לִבָּםvelibamin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…נִינָ֣םninamdestroyיָנָהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3238to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreatdestroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.יָ֑חַדyachadalikeיַחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alike”, the ordinary formH3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.שָׂרְפ֖וּsarefvburn , up) kindleשָׂרַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “burn , up) kindle”, a completed actionH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מוֹעֲדֵיmoadeappointedמוֹעֵדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4150properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand)appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).אֵ֣לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'בָּאָֽרֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; they have burned up all the meeting-places of God in the land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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.

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.

Douay-Rheims

For God is the judge. One he putteth down, and another he lifteth up:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; they have burned up all the meeting-places of God in the land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have said in their heart, even all their kindred together, Come, let us abolish the feasts of the Lord from the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπαν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν, ἡ συγγένεια αὐτῶν ἐπιτοαυτὸ, δεῦτε, καταπαύσωμεν τὰς ἑορτὰς Κυρίου ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς.