Psalm 79:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Our God, foreign nations have taken your land, disgraced your temple, and left Jerusalem in ruins.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:13

The LORD had warned that some day the treasures would be taken from the royal palace and from the temple, including the gold objects that Solomon had made for the temple. And that's exactly what Nebuchadnezzar ordered his soldiers to do.

2 Chronicles 36:17

The LORD sent King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia to attack Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar killed the young men who were in the temple, and he showed no mercy to anyone, whether man or woman, young or old. God let him kill everyone in the city.

2 Chronicles 36:19

Nebuchadnezzar's troops burnt down the temple and destroyed every important building in the city. Then they broke down the city wall.

Psalm 50:1

From east to west, the powerful LORD God has been calling together everyone on earth.

Psalm 78:71

and from caring for lambs. Then God made him the leader of Israel, his own nation.

Exodus 15:17

You will let your people settle on your chosen mountain, where you built your home and your temple.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people. So I let you take their land and bring disgrace on them. You showed them no mercy, but were especially cruel to those who were old.

Isaiah 63:18

For a little while, your temple belonged to us; and now our enemies have torn it down.

Jeremiah 26:18

years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth had said: “I, the LORD All-Powerful, say Jerusalem will be ploughed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.”

Jeremiah 39:8

Meanwhile, the Babylonian army had burnt the houses in Jerusalem, including the royal palace, and they had broken down the city walls.

Jeremiah 51:51

You feel ashamed and disgraced, because foreigners have entered my sacred temple.

Jeremiah 52:13

and he burnt down the LORD's temple, the king's palace, and every important building in the city, as well as all the houses.

Lamentations 1:10

Zion's treasures were stolen. Jerusalem saw foreigners enter her place of worship, though the LORD had forbidden them to belong to his people.

Ezekiel 9:7

Then the LORD said, “Pollute the temple by piling the dead bodies in the courtyards. Now get busy!” They left and started killing the people of Jerusalem.

Micah 3:12

And so, because of you, Jerusalem will be ploughed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.

Luke 21:24

Some of them will be killed by swords. Others will be carried off to foreign countries. Jerusalem will be overrun by foreign nations until their time comes to an end.

Revelation 11:2

But don't measure the courtyard outside the temple building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for forty-two months.