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Psalms 78:63

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Fire devoured His young men, And His virgins had no wedding songs.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Fire devoured their young men; and their maidens had no marriage-song.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The fire consumed their young men, and their maidens were not praised in [nuptial] song;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— His young men, were devoured by fire, And, his virgins, were not praised in song;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— His young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Fire consumed their young men: and their maidens were not lamented.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The fire deuoured their chosen men, and their maides were not praised.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The fire consumed their young men: and their maidens were not giuen to mariage.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were violated.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins mourned not.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
The fire 784
{0784} Prime
אֵשׁ
'esh
{aysh}
A primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively).
consumed 398
{0398} Prime
אָכַל
'akal
{aw-kal'}
A primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
their young men; 970
{0970} Prime
בָּחוּר
bachuwr
{baw-khoor'}
Participle passive of H0977; properly selected, that is, a youth (often collectively).
and their maidens 1330
{1330} Prime
בְּתוּלָה
b@thuwlah
{beth-oo-law'}
Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state.
were not x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
given to marriage. 1984
{1984} Prime
הָלַל
halal
{haw-lal'}
A primitive root; to be clear (originally of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show; to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively to celebrate; also to stultify.
z8795
<8795> Grammar
Stem - Pual (See H8849)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 199
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 78:63

_ _ fire — either figure of the slaughter (1 Samuel 4:10), or a literal burning by the heathen.

_ _ given to marriage — literally, “praised” — that is, as brides.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 78:40-72.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 78:63

The fire (n) consumed their young men; and their maidens were not (o) given to marriage.

(n) They were suddenly destroyed, (1 Samuel 4:10).

(o) They had no marriage songs: that is, they were not married.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
fire:

Psalms 78:21 Therefore the LORD heard [this], and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
Deuteronomy 29:20 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

maidens:

Isaiah 4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Jeremiah 7:34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
Jeremiah 16:9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
Jeremiah 25:10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

given to marriage:
Heb. praised
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Dt 29:20; 32:22. Ps 78:21. Is 4:1. Jr 7:34; 16:9; 25:10.

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