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Psalms 79:7

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

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כִּ֭יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אָכַ֣לakhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֶֽתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יַעֲקֹ֑בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.וְֽאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נָוֵ֥הוּnavehvcomelyנָוֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.הֵשַֽׁמּוּheshamvmake amazedשָׁמֵםverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make amazed”, a completed actionH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.

Young’s Literal Translation

For [one] hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.

World English Bible

for they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his homeland.

Darby Translation

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid his place waste.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι κατέφαγον τὸν Ἰακὼβ, καὶ τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ ἠρήμωσαν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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