Psalms 79:3
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 79 connects to 10 cross-references. A communal lament of Asaph mourning the defilement of Jerusalem and the temple, likely reflecting the Babylonian destruction. The nations are asked how long they will be angry while Israel's blood is poured out. The psalmist appeals to God's jealousy …
Other Translations
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And there was none to bury them.
They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.
Their blood has been flowing like water round about Jerusalem; there was no one to put them in their last resting-place.
Cross References
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by …
Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones …
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have …
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine …
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, …
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be …
And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the …
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their …
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto …