Psalms 83:11

11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Psalms 83:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
ESV
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
NLT
11 Let their mighty nobles die as Oreb and Zeeb did. Let all their princes die like Zebah and Zalmunna,
MSG
11 Cut down their leaders as you did Oreb and Zeeb, their princes to nothings like Zebah and Zalmunna,
CSB
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their tribal leaders like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Psalms 83:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 83:11

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb
Two princes of Midian, who were slain, the one at the rock Oreb, and the other at the winepress of Zeeb, so called after their names, ( Judges 7:25 ) ,

yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna;
kings of Midian, slain by Gideon, ( Judges 8:21 ) .

Psalms 83:11 In-Context

9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us take possession of the pasturelands of God.”
13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like chaff before the wind.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Judges 7:25
  • 2. S Judges 8:5; Judges 8:12,21
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