To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
He would destroy their descendants among the nations and scatter them throughout different lands.
This verse describes God's judgment that would cause the Israelites' descendants to be defeated and spread out across foreign countries as punishment for their disobedience.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Psalms, Chapter 106, the psalmist is recounting Israel's long history of rebellion against God, including their idolatry and disobedience during the wilderness wanderings after the Exodus. This verse describes God's promised judgment, where He would scatter the descendants of the Israelites among the nations as a consequence of their unfaithfulness, which later manifested in historical events like the Babylonian exile in 586 BC. Such scattering was part of God's covenant discipline to call His people back to obedience.
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