Psalm 74:6

6 They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.

Psalm 74:6 in Other Translations

6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

6 And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers.

6 With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.

6 Beat down the doors with sledgehammers, then split them into kindling.

6 And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.

6 They smashed all its carved paneling with axes and hatchets.

6 then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.

6 They smashed all of the beautiful wooden walls with their axes and hatchets.

Psalm 74:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 74:6

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with
axes and hammers.
] Formerly it was an honour to be employed in cutting down a tree for the building of the temple; but now so little regard was paid to it, that all its fine carved work, which Solomon made, ( 1 Kings 6:18 1 Kings 6:29 1 Kings 6:30 ) , was demolished at once in a rude and furious manner with axes and hammers; which was done either by the Chaldeans in Nebuchadnezzar's time, or by the Syrians in the times of Antiochus, or by the Romans in the times of Vespasian; the first seems intended; see ( Jeremiah 46:22 Jeremiah 46:23 ) .

Psalm 74:6 In-Context

4 Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.

5 They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.

6 They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.

7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.

8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 6:18