Psalms 79:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Wherefore should the heathen say{H8799)}, Where is their God? let him be known{H8735)} among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed{H8803)}.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָ֤מָּה ׀ יֹאמְר֣וּ הַגּוֹיִם֮ אַיֵּ֢ה אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם יִוָּדַ֣ע *בגיים **בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם לְעֵינֵ֑ינוּ נִ֝קְמַ֗ת דַּֽם־עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ הַשָּׁפֽוּךְ׃

Transliteration

lāmmâ yōʾmrû haggôyim ʾayyēh ʾĕlōhêhem yiwwāḏaʿ in-haggôyim to-ʿênênû niqmaṯ dam-ʿăḇāḏeḵā haššāp̄ûḵ

Grammar Details

*lāmmâ*: interrogative - why
*yōʾmrû*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will say
*ha*: definite article - the
*gôyim*: masculine plural noun - nations/gentiles
*ʾayyēh*: interrogative adverb - where
*ʾĕlōhêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their God
*yiwwāḏaʿ*: niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let it be known
*ba*: preposition with definite article - in the
*lĕ*: preposition - to/before
*ʿênênû*: feminine dual noun with 1st person plural suffix - our eyes
*niqmaṯ*: feminine singular construct - vengeance of
*dam*: masculine singular construct - blood of
*ʿăḇāḏeḵā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants
*šāp̄ûḵ*: qal passive participle masculine singular - poured out/shed

Word Meanings

*lāmmâ*: why/for what reason
*yōʾmrû*: they say/they would say
*gôyim*: nations/gentiles/peoples
*ʾayyēh*: where/where is
*ʾĕlōhêhem*: their God/their gods
*yiwwāḏaʿ*: let it be known/may it be known/be made known
*ʿênênû*: our eyes/in our sight
*niqmaṯ*: vengeance/retribution for
*dam*: blood/bloodshed
*ʿăḇāḏeḵā*: your servants/your slaves
*šāp̄ûḵ*: shed/poured out/spilled

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Referenced Verses

Ps 42:10 : 10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies{H8802)} reproach{H8765)} me; while they say{H8800)} daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Ps 42:3 : 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say{H8800)} unto me, Where is thy God?
Ps 94:1 : 1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew{H8685)} thyself.
Ps 115:2 : 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Jer 51:35 : 35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
Ezek 36:23 : 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Ezek 39:21-22 : 21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
Joel 2:17 : 17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Mic 7:10 : 10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Rom 12:19 : 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
Ps 58:11 : 11 So that a man shall say{H8799)}, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth{H8802)} in the earth.
Ps 83:17-18 : 17 Let them be confounded{H8799)} and troubled{H8735)} for ever; yea, let them be put to shame{H8799)}, and perish{H8799)}: 18 That men may know{H8799)} that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
Exod 6:7 : 7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Exod 7:5 : 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Ps 9:16 : 16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

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