Psalms 78:63 KJV
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Matthew Henry
- The mercies of God to Israel contrasted with their ingratitudeAfter the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins...
Parallel Passages
- Leviticus 10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
- 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.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
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 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.
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Topics
- Asaph See titles of
- Backsliders Backsliding of Israel
- God Mercy of
- Idolatry Warnings against, and punishments of
- Israel Pass through the Red Sea
- Psalms Historical
- Unbelief Israelites
- Wicked (people) Punishment of
- Women Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity
Strong’s Numbers
- The fire אֵשׁ ʼêsh
- consumed אָכַל ʼâkal
- their young men בָּחוּר bâchûwr
- and their maidens בְּתוּלָה bᵉthûwlâh
- were not given to marriage הָלַל hâlal
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