Psalms 78:9
The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
Psalms 78:9 in other translations
| BSB | The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle. |
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| WEB | The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. |
| ASV | The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle. |
| YLT | Sons of Ephraim--armed bearers of bow, Have turned in a day of conflict. |
| DARBY | The sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle. |
| BBE | The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight. |
| Webster | The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. |
What does Psalms 78:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:9-11
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Psalms 78:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 78:9
- 1 Samuel 31:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
- Deuteronomy 1:41-44
Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill. And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
- Joshua 17:16-18
And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel. And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only: But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
- Psalms 78:57
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
- Judges 9:28
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
- Judges 20:39
And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
- 1 Samuel 4:10
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
- 1 Chronicles 12:2
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
- Judges 9:38-40
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
- Luke 22:33
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
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De 1:41-44; Jos 17:16-18; 1Sa 4:10; 31:1
carrying. Heb. throwing forth. turned.
Jud 9:28,38-40; Lu 22:33
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Context
- Psalms 78:8
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
- Psalms 78:9
The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
- Psalms 78:10
They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
Psalms 78:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los hijos de Ephraim armados, flecheros, volvieron las espaldas el día de la batalla. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les fils d’Éphraïm, armés et tirant de l’arc, ont tourné le dos le jour du combat. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Söhne Ephraims, gerüstete Bogenschützen, wandten um am Tage des Kampfes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Adjuva nos, Deus salutaris noster, et propter gloriam nominis tui, Domine, libera nos: et propitius esto peccatis nostris, propter nomen tuum. |