King James Version
psalm 83:4 in the King James Version says “They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance...” — study this verse from psalm chapter 83 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.”
psalm 83:4 · King James Version
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: consent: Heb. heart
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
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