Psalms 74:7

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled [by casting down] the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

Complete Jewish Bible:

They set your sanctuary on fire, tore down and profaned the abode of your name.

Berean Standard Bible:

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.

American Standard Version:

They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

They have cast{H7971}{H8765)} fire{H784} into thy sanctuary{H4720}, they have defiled{H2490}{H8765)} by casting down the dwelling place{H4908} of thy name{H8034} to the ground{H776}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Kings 25:9

  • And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great [man's] house burnt he with fire.

Psalms 89:39

  • Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.

Isaiah 64:11

  • Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Deuteronomy 12:5

  • ¶ But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

Lamentations 2:2

  • The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.

1 Kings 8:20

  • And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Matthew 22:7

  • But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

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Commentary for Psalms 74:7

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7971
    There are 790 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁלַח
    Transliteration: shâlach
    Pronunciation: shaw-lakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
  2. Strong's Number: H784
    There are 549 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֵשׁ
    Transliteration: ʼêsh
    Pronunciation: aysh
    Description: a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
  3. Strong's Number: H4720
    There are 71 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ
    Transliteration: miqdâsh
    Pronunciation: mik-dawsh'
    Description: or מִקְּדָשׁ; (Exodus 15:17), from קָדַשׁ; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum; chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
  4. Strong's Number: H2490
    There are 131 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָלַל
    Transliteration: châlal
    Pronunciation: khaw-lal'
    Description: a primitive root (compare חָלָה); also denominative (from חָלִיל); properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute); begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
  5. Strong's Number: H4908
    There are 129 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן
    Transliteration: mishkân
    Pronunciation: mish-kawn'
    Description: from שָׁכַן; a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls); dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
  6. Strong's Number: H8034
    There are 771 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁם
    Transliteration: shêm
    Pronunciation: shame
    Description: a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
  7. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.