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Psalm 74:5–6

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5They arec known to be like those who wieldd

axes in a thicket of trees.

6And nowe itsf carved works altogether

they have smashed with axe and hammer.

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Footnotes

  1. cHebrew “He is”
  2. dLiterally “lift up”
  3. eAccording to the reading tradition (Qere)
  4. fThat is, the temple’s

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They were like those who swing axes

in a forest of trees.

And all its carved wood

they broke down with hatchets and hammers.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They behaved like men wielding axes

to cut through a thicket of trees.

They smashed all the carved paneling

with their axes and hatchets.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It was like men in a thicket of trees,

wielding axes,

then smashing all the carvings

with hatchets and picks.

NLTNew Living Translation

They swung their axes

like woodcutters in a forest.

With axes and picks,

they smashed the carved paneling.

KJV 1900King James Version

A man was famous according as he had lifted up

Axes upon the thick trees.

But now they break down the carved work thereof

At once with axes and hammers.