Psalms 78:63

63 Fire consumed their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs;

Psalms 78:63 in Other Translations

KJV
63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
ESV
63 Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no marriage song.
NLT
63 Their young men were killed by fire; their young women died before singing their wedding songs.
MSG
63 Their young men went to war and never came back; their young women waited in vain.
CSB
63 Fire consumed His chosen young men, and His young women had no wedding songs.

Psalms 78:63 In-Context

61 He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62 He gave his people over to the sword; he was furious with his inheritance.
63 Fire consumed their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs;
64 their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Numbers 11:1
  • 2. S 1 Kings 4:32; Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10
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