Psalms

Psalm 79:6–7

⁶Pour out Your wrath on the nations

that do not acknowledge You,

on the kingdoms

that refuse to call on Your name,

⁷for they have devoured Jacob

and devastated his homeland.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pour out	שְׁפֹ֤ךְ	šə·p̄ōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
Your wrath	חֲמָתְךָ֨	ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2534 heat, rage
on	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֮	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that	אֲשֶׁ֪ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
acknowledge You	יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָ	yə·ḏā·‘ū·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular	H3045 know
on	וְעַ֥ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the kingdoms	מַמְלָכ֑וֹת	mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
refuse	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to call	קָרָֽאוּ׃	qā·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
on Your name	בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗	bə·šim·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	כִּ֭י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have devoured	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and devastated	הֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃	hê·šam·mū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
his homeland	נָוֵ֥הוּ	nā·wê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 79:6 Jeremiah 10:25 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · Psalm 14:4 · Psalm 53:4 · Psalm 69:24 · Isaiah 45:4–5 · Romans 1:28

Psalm 79:7 Jeremiah 51:34–35 · Zechariah 1:15 · Isaiah 24:1–12 · Isaiah 64:10–11 · Jeremiah 50:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.