Psalms 83 · Verse 10

Psalms 83:10

Which perished at En–dor: they became as dung for the earth.
Psalms 83:10, King James Version

Psalms 83:10 in other translations

BSBwho perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
WEBwho perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
ASVWho perished at Endor, Who became as dung for the earth.
YLTThey were destroyed at Endor, They were dung for the ground!
DARBYWho were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.
BBEWho came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
WebsterWho perished at En-dor: they became as dung for the earth.

What does Psalms 83:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 83:9-11

9-11. Compare the similar fate of these (2Ch 20:23) with that of the foes mentioned in Jud 7:22, here referred to. They destroyed one another (Jud 4:6-24; 7:25). Human remains form manure (compare 2Ki 9:37; Jr 9:22).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Perished at En-dor - This refers to the defeat of the Midianites by Gideon, who were encamped in the valley of Jezreel, at the foot of Mount Gilboa, and near to Tabor, Jdg 6:33; Jdg 7:1, and consequently in the environs of En-dor. There Gideon attacked and defeated them; and, in various places during their flight, they were destroyed, and left to rot upon the earth. Jdg 7:22-25.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 83:9-18

All who oppose the kingdom of Christ may here read their doom. God is the same still that ever he was; the same to his people, and the same against his and their enemies. God would make their enemies like a wheel; unsettled in all their counsels and resolves. Not only let them be driven away as stubble, but burnt as stubble. And this will be the end of wicked men. Let them be made to fear thy name, and perhaps that…

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Psalms 83:10 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.

נִשְׁמְד֥וּnish.me.Duthey were destroyedH8045
בְֽעֵין\־ve.'ein-at En-H5874
דֹּ֑ארDor-dorH5874
הָ֥יוּHa.yuthey becameH1961
דֹּ֝֗מֶןDo.mendungH1828
לָאֲדָמָֽה\׃la.'a.da.Mahfor the groundH127

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

Cross references for Psalms 83:10

  • Zephaniah 1:17

    And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

  • Joshua 17:11

    And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

  • 1 Samuel 28:7

    Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En–dor.

  • Jeremiah 16:4

    They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 8:2

    And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

  • 2 Kings 9:37

    And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Endor.
Jos 17:11; 1Sa 28:7
as dung.
2Ki 9:37; Jer 8:2; 16:4; Zep 1:17

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

Context

  • Psalms 83:9

    Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

  • Psalms 83:10

    Which perished at En–dor: they became as dung for the earth.

  • Psalms 83:11

    Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

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Psalms 83:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Que perecieron en Endor, fueron hechos muladar de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Fais-leur comme à Madian, – comme à Sisera, comme à Jabin au torrent de Kison,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die vertilgt wurden zu En-Dor, die dem Erdboden zum Dünger wurden!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Protector noster, aspice, Deus, et respice in faciem christi tui.