Psalms 78:63

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fire	אֵ֑שׁ 'Esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
consumed	אָֽכְלָה 'a.khe.lah-	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
men	בַּחוּרָ֥יו ba.chu.Rav	H970	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
maidens	וּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יו u.ve.tu.lo.Tav	H1330	a virgin (from her privacy) · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
marriage	הוּלָּֽלוּ hu.La.lu	H1984	to be clear (orig. of sound · verb, pual perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Cross-references

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 v…
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 voi…
Numbers 11:1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt amo…
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 writt…
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…
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;
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 b…
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 s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

The matter and scope of this paragraph are the same with the former, showing what great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, how provoking they had been, what judgments he had brought upon them for their sins, and yet how, in judgment, he remembered mercy at last. Let not those that receive mercy from God be thereby emboldened to sin, for the mercies they receive will aggravate their sin and hasten the punishment of it; yet let not those that are under divine rebukes for sin be discouraged from repentance, for their punishments are means of repentance, and shall not prevent the mercy God has yet in store for them. Observe, I. The sins of Israel in the wilderness again reflected on, because…

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John Gill on Psalms 78:63

The fire consumed their young men,.... Not Nadab and Abihu, as some of the Jewish Rabbins interpret it, of which Jarchi makes mention; but the young men, the choice, the flower, of the Israelitish army, which engaged with the Philistines in the times of Eli; and the fire that consumed them is not to be understood of material fire, or of extraordinary fire from heaven, but either of the wrath of God, as Jarchi, or of the flaming glittering sword of the enemy, which consumed them like fire; see Numbers 21:28. and their maidens were not given to marriage; the young men to whom they should have been married, and to whom they might have been espoused, being slain in battle: or, "were not honoure…

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John Calvin on Psalms 78:59-66

Psalm 78:59-66 59. God heard it, and was wroth, and exceedingly abhorred Israel. 60. And he forsook the habitation of Shiloh, [358] the tabernacle where he dwelt among men. 61. And he delivered his strength into captivity, and his beauty into the hand of the enemy. 62. And he shut up his people to the sword, and was wroth with his own inheritance. 63. The fire devoured their chosen; [359] , and their virgins were not applauded. [360] 64. Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no Lamentations 65. But the Lord awoke as one asleep, as a mighty man that crieth out by reason of wine. 66. And he smote his enemies behind; he put upon them everlasting disgrace. 59 God heard it, and…

The Church Fathers

"Their young men the fire devoured:" that is, wrath. "And their virgins mourned not" [Psalm 78:63]. For not even for this was there leisure, in fear of the foe.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 78

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Dictionary and topics

Jews, The · Punished for: Idolatry — Punished for: Idolatry
Woman · Young: Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity — Young: Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 78:63

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

John Gill on Psalms 78:63

John Calvin on Psalms 78:59-66

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 78:63

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

John Gill on Psalms 78:63

John Calvin on Psalms 78:59-66

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 78:60–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 78:60

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 78:63