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We will destroy the very memory of its existence.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/83.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/83.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from <i>being</i> a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from <i>being</i> a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have said, “Come, and let’s wipe them out as a nation, So that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They have said, &#8220Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation; Let the name of Israel be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They say, “Come, let’s wipe them out as a nation so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They say, &#8220Come, let us wipe them out as a nation so that Israel&#8217s name will no longer be remembered.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They say, "Let's wipe out the nation of Israel and make sure that no one remembers its name!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They say, "Let's wipe out their nation so that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Come," they say, "let us destroy their nation, so that Israel will be forgotten forever." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They say, "Let us go and erase them as a nation so the name of Israel will not be remembered anymore."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, ?Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Come," they say, "and let's destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have said, “Come, and we cut them off from [being] a nation, "" And the name of Israel is not remembered anymore.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They have said, 'Come, And we cut them off from being a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They said, Come, and we will cut them off from a nation; and the name of Israel shall no more be remembered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:5>They have said, “Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let Israel’s name be remembered no more!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have said, Come, let us destroy them from among the nations, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they said, "Come, we will destroy them from the nation and the name of Israel will be remembered no more!"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have said, Come, and let us utterly destroy them out of the nation; and let the name of Israel be remembered no more at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-4.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=10411" 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/83.htm">Do Not Be Still, O God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: wə·naḵ·ḥî·ḏêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.h-1cp:: 3mp) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">let us erase them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: mig·gō·w (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- 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.">as a nation;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm- (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">may the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yiz·zā·ḵêr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">be remembered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">more.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—…<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="/esther/3-6.htm">Esther 3:6</a></span><br />And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></span><br />For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-10.htm">Ezekiel 35:10</a></span><br />Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Isaiah 7:6</a></span><br />‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Jeremiah 31:36</a></span><br />“Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-11.htm">Nehemiah 4:11</a></span><br />And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-10.htm">Ezekiel 25:10</a></span><br />I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10</a></span><br />Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Isaiah 17:14</a></span><br />In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:16</a></span><br />hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Revelation 12:17</a></span><br />And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23</a></span><br />After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-10.htm">Exodus 1:10</a></b></br> Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and <i>so</i> get them up out of the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-6.htm">Esther 3:6-9</a></b></br> And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that <i>were</i> throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, <i>even</i> the people of Mordecai… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Proverbs 1:12</a></b></br> Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/81-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/psalms/78-35.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/job/28-18.htm">Mentioned</a> <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/psalms/78-42.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Wipe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/88-16.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/89-36.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/89-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/95-1.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/psalms/88-12.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Mentioned</a> <a href="/psalms/105-13.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/psalms/97-12.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Wipe</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 83</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">A complaint to God of the enemies conspiracies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">A prayer against those who oppress the Church</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/83.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/83.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation;</b><br>This phrase reflects a coalition of nations conspiring against Israel, a common theme in the Old Testament where surrounding nations often sought to destroy Israel. Historically, Israel faced threats from various groups such as the Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites. The desire to erase Israel as a nation highlights the existential threat perceived by the psalmist. This aligns with the biblical narrative of Israel's enemies seeking to undermine God's chosen people, as seen in stories like those of the Amalekites (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>) and the Assyrians (2 Kings 18-19).<p><b>may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”</b><br>The intent to obliterate the memory of Israel underscores the severity of the threat. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a name represented identity and existence. Erasing a name meant total annihilation. This echoes the biblical theme of God's preservation of Israel despite attempts to destroy it, as seen in the promises to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>) and the covenant with David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate preservation and redemption found in Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel and the one who ensures that God's people will never be forgotten (<a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a>, <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often under threat from surrounding nations. In this Psalm, Israel is the target of a conspiracy to erase its identity and existence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The Psalm speaks of a coalition of nations conspiring against Israel. These enemies are not named in this specific verse but are detailed in the surrounding context of the Psalm.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of this Psalm, a prominent figure in the Bible known for his role as a musician and seer during the reigns of David and Solomon. He often wrote Psalms that dealt with the struggles and deliverance of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/conspiracy.htm">Conspiracy</a></b><br>The event described is a plot by various nations to destroy Israel. This reflects historical and ongoing threats faced by Israel throughout its history.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>Implicit in the Psalm is the belief in God's protection over Israel, despite the threats from its enemies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite human conspiracies, God remains in control. Believers can trust in His ultimate plan and protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Israel faced physical threats, Christians today face spiritual battles. Awareness and reliance on God are crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_prayer_for_protection.htm">The Importance of Prayer for Protection</a></b><br>As Asaph prayed for deliverance, believers are encouraged to pray for God's protection over themselves and their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_endurance_of_god's_people.htm">The Endurance of God's People</a></b><br>Israel's survival through history is a testament to God's faithfulness. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_stand_with_god's_people.htm">The Call to Stand with God's People</a></b><br>Supporting Israel and the Church aligns with God's heart and promises, inviting His blessings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_83.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 83</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_83_4_with_genesis_12_3.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 83:4’s call to wipe out Israel with God’s promises of protection in other passages like Genesis 12:3? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_83_literal_or_poetic.htm">Is there evidence that the events implied in Psalm 83 happened literally, or is this purely poetic hyperbole without historical basis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_psalm_83_nations_unite_against_israel.htm">Does the historical or archaeological record confirm that the nations listed in Psalm 83:6-8 ever formed a united conspiracy against Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_all_nations_worship_god.htm">If Psalm 66:4 states all nations worship God, why do so many cultures follow different deities or no deity at all?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/83.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) For this attack against, not only the independence, but even the continued existence of Israel as a nation, compare <a href="/esther/3-6.htm" title="And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had showed him the people of Mordecai: why Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.">Esther 3:6</a>; <a href="/esther/3-9.htm" title="If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.">Esther 3:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm" title="But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.">Jeremiah 11:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm" title="If those ordinances depart from before me, said the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.">Jeremiah 31:36</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm" title="There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also you shall be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue you.">Jeremiah 48:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/7-8.htm" title="For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within three score and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.">Isaiah 7:8</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation</span>. This was the general object of Israel's enemies at all times (<a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">2 Chronicles 20:11</a>; <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Psalm 138:7</a>; 1 Macc. 3:35 1 Macc. 5:2), and thus does not help much towards determining the date of the occasion here spoken cf. <span class="cmt_word">That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Deuteronomy 32:26</a>; <a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Psalm 34:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-13.htm">Psalm 109:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-4.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">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמְר֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Come,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭כוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let us erase them</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנַכְחִידֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·naḵ·ḥî·ḏêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a nation;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגּ֑וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(mig·gō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">may the name</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵֽׁם־</span> <span class="translit">(šêm-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be remembered</span><br /><span class="heb">יִזָּכֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiz·zā·ḵêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">more.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֽוֹד׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:4 Come they say and let's destroy them (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:5" /></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>