They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
Parallel translations
- WEB They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.
- KJV They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
- NKJV They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.
- NASB They said in their heart, “Let’s completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
- NLT Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
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Quick answer
The enemies resolved to crush God's people completely and burned every place of worship in the land.
Overview
Their aim was not merely conquest but the eradication of the worship of God throughout the land. This total assault on faith made the devastation feel final. Asaph's lament over silenced worship makes the prayer for restoration all the more urgent, trusting that God will not let his worship perish forever.
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Cross-references · 8
- Ps 83:4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
- 2 Kgs 2:5Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
- Matt 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- 2 Kgs 2:3Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
- Esth 3:8–9Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
- 2 Kgs 4:23“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
- Ps 137:7Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
- 2 Chr 17:9They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
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