Psalms 79:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.”

Psalms 79:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 79:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 79:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They have shed their blood like water around Jerusalem. There was no one to bury them.”

Psalms 79:3 — World English Bible

Psalms 79:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them.”

Psalms 79:3 — American Standard Version

Psalms 79:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.”

Psalms 79:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 79:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury [them]. ”

Psalms 79:3 — Darby Translation

Psalms 79:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Their blood haue they shead like waters rounde about Ierusalem, and there was none to burie them.”

Psalms 79:3 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 79:3 in Context — Psalms 79

1 O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

5 How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

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What Does Psalms 79:3 Mean?

Psalms 79:3 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 79. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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