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Selected Verse: Psalms 79:7 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 79:7 |
King James |
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For they have devoured Jacob - literally, "They have eaten." That is, they have eaten up what the land produced.
And laid waste his dwelling-place - His home; his habitation; the residence of Jacob, or of the people of Israel. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Laid waste his dwelling-place - The Chaldee understands this of the temple. This, by way of eminence, was Jacob's place. I have already remarked that these two verses are almost similar to Jer 10:25, which has led many to believe that Jeremiah was the author of this Psalm. |
25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.