KJV ORIGINAL
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there was no one left to bury them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing a tragic scene where so many people were killed in Jerusalem that their blood flowed like water, and no one was left alive to give them a proper burial.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm was likely written during or after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, when the temple was destroyed and many Jews were killed or taken into exile. The image of blood flowing like water and bodies left unburied reflects the complete devastation and horror of this traumatic event in Jewish history.
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