Psalm 79:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For they have devouredאָכַ֣ל
(a·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑ב
(ya·'a·kov;)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
And laid wasteהֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃
(he·sham·mu.)
8074: to be desolated or appalleda prim. root
his habitation.נָוֵ֥הוּ
(na·ve·hu)
5116a: abode of shepherd or flocks, habitationfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For they have devoured
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
and laid waste
shamem  (shaw-mame')
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
his dwelling place
naveh  (naw-veh')
comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For they have devoured Jacob And laid waste his habitation.

King James Bible
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.

International Standard Version
For they consumed Jacob, making his dwelling place desolate.

NET Bible
For they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his home.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because they have consumed Jacob and they have made his dwelling desolate.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They have devoured Jacob. They have destroyed his home.

King James 2000 Bible
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
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