Psalms 78 · Verse 63

Psalms 78:63

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Psalms 78:63, King James Version

Psalms 78:63 in other translations

BSBFire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.
WEBFire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
ASVFire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.
YLTHis young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.
DARBYThe fire consumed their young men, and their maidens were not praised in nuptial song;
BBETheir young men were burned in the fire; and their virgins were not praised in the bride-song.
WebsterThe fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

What does Psalms 78:63 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
63. fire--either figure of the slaughter (1Sa 4:10), or a literal burning by the heathen. given to marriage--literally, "praised"--that is, as brides.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 63 Their maidens were not given to marriage - הוללו hullalu, were not celebrated with marriage songs. It is considered a calamity in the east if a maiden arrives at the age of twelve years without being sought or given in marriage.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:56-72

After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own…

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Psalms 78:63 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בַּחוּרָ֥יוba.chu.Ravyoung men itsH970
אָֽכְלָה\־'a.khe.lah-it consumedH398
אֵ֑שׁ'EshfireH784
וּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יוu.ve.tu.lo.Tavand young women itsH1330
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
הוּלָּֽלוּ\׃hu.La.luthey were praisedH1984

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:63

  • Jeremiah 7:34

    Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

  • Jeremiah 16:9

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

  • Numbers 11:1

    And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

  • Psalms 78:21

    Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

  • Deuteronomy 29:20

    The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

  • Jeremiah 25:10

    Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

  • Isaiah 4:1

    And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

  • Deuteronomy 32:22

    For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fire.
21; De 29:20; 32:22
maidens.
Isa 4:1; Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10
given to marriage. Heb. praised.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 78:62

    He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

  • Psalms 78:63

    The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

  • Psalms 78:64

    Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

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Psalms 78:63 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El fuego devoró sus mancebos, y sus vírgenes no fueron loadas en cantos nupciales.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le feu dévora leurs jeunes hommes, et leurs vierges ne furent pas célébrées;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Seine Jünglinge fraß das Feuer, und seine Jungfrauen wurden nicht besungen;