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You have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast given us like sheep <i>appointed</i> for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have given us up like sheep <i>intended</i> for food, And have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You turn us over to be eaten like sheep, And have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You give us as sheep to be eaten And have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou dost give us as sheep to be eaten, And hast scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You give us as sheep to be eaten And have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have made us like sheep to be eaten [as mutton] And have scattered us [in exile] among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You hand us over to be eaten like sheep and scatter us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You hand us over to be eaten like sheep and scatter us among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast made us like sheep appointed for food, And hast scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You let us be slaughtered like sheep, and you scattered us among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You hand us over to be butchered like sheep and scatter us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You allowed us to be slaughtered like sheep; you scattered us in foreign countries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You handed us over to be slaughtered like sheep and you scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You handed us over like sheep to be eaten; you scattered us among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for food; and hast scattered us among the heathen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You make us food like sheep, "" And You have scattered us among nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou makest us food like sheep, And among nations Thou hast scattered us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt give us as sheep for food, and thou didst scatter us among the nations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast given us up like sheep to be eaten : thou hast scattered us among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 43:11>You have turned our back to our enemies, and those who hated us have plundered for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You hand us over like sheep to be slaughtered, scatter us among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have made us like sheep for slaughter, and have scattered us among the nations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast sold us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have given us like sheep for food and you have scattered us among the Gentiles.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; And hast scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou madest us as sheep for meat; and thou scatteredst us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/44-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5206" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Redeem Us</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tə·nê·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">You have given us up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: kə·ṣōn (Prep-k:: N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">as sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/3978.htm" title="3978: ma·’ă·ḵāl (N-ms) -- Food. From 'akal; an eatable.">to be devoured;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: zê·rî·ṯā·nū (V-Piel-Perf-2ms:: 1cp) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">You have scattered us</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a></span><br />The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></span><br />But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10</a></span><br />As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Jeremiah 15:7</a></span><br />I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8</a></span><br />Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24</a></span><br />Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a></span><br />I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Ezekiel 12:15</a></span><br />And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Matthew 24:9</a></span><br />Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a></span><br />They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1</a></span><br />And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">1 Peter 1:1</a></span><br />Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have given us like sheep appointed for meat; and have scattered us among the heathen.</p><p class="hdg">given</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a></b></br> But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></b></br> As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><p class="hdg">like sheep appointed for meat [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Psalm 14:4</a></b></br> Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people <i>as</i> they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">scattered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalm 60:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, <i>even</i> wood and stone.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/psalms/22-29.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Slaughter</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/psalms/50-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/53-5.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Slaughter</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">The church, in memory of former favors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-7.htm">complains of her present evils</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-17.htm">professing her integrity,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">she fervently prays for helpfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/44.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have given us up as sheep to be devoured;</b><br>This phrase reflects a sense of abandonment and vulnerability. In biblical times, sheep were often seen as defenseless animals, reliant on their shepherd for protection. The imagery of sheep being devoured suggests a complete lack of protection and care, which is a powerful metaphor for the Israelites' experience of feeling forsaken by God. This can be connected to the historical context of Israel's enemies overpowering them, such as during the Babylonian exile. Theologically, this phrase can be seen as a reflection of the consequences of Israel's disobedience and turning away from God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>, where God warns of scattering His people if they do not obey His commands. Additionally, this imagery is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus is described as the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>), contrasting the abandonment with His promise of protection and care for His followers.<p><b>You have scattered us among the nations.</b><br>The scattering among the nations refers to the diaspora, a significant event in Jewish history where the Israelites were exiled and dispersed from their homeland. This scattering is often seen as a form of divine judgment, as prophesied in <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>, where God warns of scattering His people if they fail to keep His covenant. Historically, this occurred during events such as the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities. Culturally, being scattered among the nations meant losing a sense of identity and community, as the Israelites were forced to live among foreign peoples with different customs and religions. This scattering also set the stage for the eventual gathering and restoration prophesied in scriptures like <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a>, which speaks of God bringing His people back to their land. In a typological sense, the scattering and eventual gathering can be seen as a foreshadowing of the Church's mission to spread the Gospel to all nations and the ultimate gathering of believers in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_korah.htm">The Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Psalm 44</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians who served in the temple. They are known for their deep and expressive psalms that often reflect on Israel's history and relationship with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, often facing trials and tribulations due to their disobedience, yet continually seeking God's deliverance and favor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the Gentile nations surrounding Israel, often seen as adversaries or instruments of God's judgment against Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheep.htm">Sheep</a></b><br>A metaphor for the people of Israel, indicating vulnerability and dependence on God for protection and guidance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/scattering.htm">Scattering</a></b><br>Represents the dispersion of the Israelites among foreign nations, often as a consequence of their disobedience and a theme seen throughout the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_discipline.htm">Understanding Divine Discipline</a></b><br>Recognize that God sometimes allows His people to face trials as a form of discipline, intended to bring them back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a></b><br>Lamenting before God, as seen in this psalm, is a valid expression of faith, acknowledging both the pain of current circumstances and trust in God's ultimate deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>The scattering of Israel highlights the importance of community and unity among believers, encouraging us to support one another in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>Even when we feel scattered or devoured, we must trust in God's sovereignty and His plan for redemption and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite current suffering, believers can hold onto the hope of God's promises for restoration and deliverance, as seen throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_extrabiblical_proof_of_psalm_44_11-12.htm">(Psalm 44:11–12) Is there any extrabiblical record supporting the claim that the faithful were “scattered among the nations” and sold cheaply? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_history_verify_god_gave_israel_land.htm">(Psalm 44:1-3) How can we verify historically or archaeologically that God 'drove out the nations' and gave Israel the land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus'_mission_change_to_all_nations.htm">Why did Jesus tell His disciples not to preach to Gentiles (Matthew 10:5-6), but later command them to go to all nations (Matthew 28:19)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_global_homage_to_israel's_kings.htm">Psalm 72:11 suggests all kings will bow down, yet there's no record of worldwide homage to Israel's monarchy; how do we account for this discrepancy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Like sheep.</span>--The image of the sheep appointed for the slaughter; and unable to resist, recalls <a href="/context/isaiah/53-6.htm" title="All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.">Isaiah 53:6-7</a>, but does not necessarily connect the Psalm with the exile period, since it was a figure likely to suggest itself in every time of helpless peril.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast given us like sheep appointed</span> <span class="cmt_word">for meat.</span> "As sheep for the shambles" (Kay) - a free translation, which well expresses the meaning. <span class="cmt_word">And hast scattered us among</span> <span class="cmt_word">the heathen.</span> Either "caused us to disperse ourselves among our heathen neighbours," or "to be sold for slaves among them by our captors." No general dispersion of the nation is intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/44-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have given us up</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֭תְּנֵנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tə·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as sheep</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּצֹ֣אן</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be devoured;</span><br /><span class="heb">מַאֲכָ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(ma·’ă·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3978.htm">Strong's 3978: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eatable</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have scattered us</span><br /><span class="heb">זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(zê·rî·ṯā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss about, to diffuse, winnow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the nations.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 44:11 You have made us like sheep (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/44-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 44:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/44-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 44:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>