Psalms 74:5
יִוָּדַע כְּמֵבִיא לְמָעְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ ־ עֵץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
In Context
4שָׁאֲגוּ צֹרְרֶיךָ בְּקֶרֶב מוֹעֲדֶךָ שָׂמוּ אוֹתֹתָם אֹתֽוֹת ׃
6ועת פִּתּוּחֶיהָ יָּחַד בְּכַשִּׁיל וְכֵֽילַפֹּת יַהֲלֹמֽוּן ׃
Cross References
1 Kings 5:6וַיְהִי לִשְׁלֹמֹה אַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף אֻרְוֺת סוּסִים לְמֶרְכָּבוֹ וּשְׁנֵים ־ עָשָׂר אֶלֶף פָּרָשִֽׁים ׃
Jeremiah 46:22קוֹלָהּ כַּנָּחָשׁ יֵלֵךְ כִּֽי ־ בְחַיִל יֵלֵכוּ וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת בָּאוּ לָהּ כְּחֹטְבֵי עֵצִֽים ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:2-12
Mournful Complaints. 1 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. 5 A man was famous… Read the whole commentary →