God’s Word Translation
Psalms 44:11
11You hand us over to be butchered like sheep and scatter us among the nations.
Psalms 44:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
- New International Version (NIV)You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have made us like sheep for slaughter and have scattered us among the nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have given us up like sheep intended for food, And have scattered us among the nations.
Context of Psalms 44:11
9But now you have rejected and disgraced us. You do not even go along with our armies. 10You make us retreat from the enemy. Those who hate us rob us at will. You hand us over to be butchered like sheep and scatter us among the nations. 12You sell your people for almost nothing, and at that price you have gained nothing. 13You made us a disgrace to our neighbors and an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:11 word by word
תִּ֭תְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן מַאֲכָ֑ל וּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗ם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 44:11
- Jeremiah 12:3You know me, O Lord. You see me and test my devotion to you. Drag them away like sheep to be slaughtered. Prepare them for the day of slaughter.
- Romans 8:36As Scripture says: “We are being killed all day long because of you. We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.”
- Psalms 14:4Are all those troublemakers, those who devour my people as if they were devouring food, so ignorant that they do not call on the Lord?
- Psalms 60:1O God, you have rejected us. You have broken down our defenses. You have been angry. Restore us!
- Deuteronomy 4:27The Lord will scatter you among the people of the world, and only a few of you will be left among the nations where the Lord will force you to live.
- Deuteronomy 28:64Then the Lord will scatter you among all the people of the world, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will serve gods made of wood and stone that neither you nor your ancestors ever knew.
- 2 Kings 17:6In Hoshea’s ninth year as king of Israel, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and took the Israelites to Assyria as captives. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
- Isaiah 11:11At that time the Lord will use his power again to recover what remains of his people in Assyria, Upper and Lower Egypt, Sudan, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
- Jeremiah 32:37I am going to gather the people from all the lands where I scattered them in my anger, fury, and terrifying wrath. I will bring them back to this place and make them live here securely.
- Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks after his flock when he is with his scattered sheep, so I will look after my sheep. I will rescue them on a cloudy and gloomy day from every place where they have been scattered.
- Luke 21:24Swords will cut them down, and they will be carried off into all nations as prisoners. Nations will trample Jerusalem until the times allowed for the nations ⌞to do this⌟ are over.
Commentaries on Psalms 44:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And hast scattered us among the heathen - This most evidently alludes to the captivity. From the successful wars of the kings of Assyria and Chaldea against the kings of Israel and Judah, and the dispersion of the tribes under Tiglath-pileser, Shalmaneser, and Nebuchadnezzar, Jews have been found in every province of the east; there they settled, and there their successors may be found to the present day.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat - Margin, as in Hebrew, “as sheep of meat.” That is, as sheep are killed for food, so thou hast allowed us to be put to death. And hast scattered us among the heathen - Among the surrounding nations. See the notes at Psalm 44:2. That is, they had been discomfited in war; many had fled into surrounding countries; many had been carried away captive. All this undoubtedly occurred at the time at which I have…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 The believer must have times of temptation, affliction, and discouragement; the church must have seasons of persecution. At such times the people of God will be ready to fear that he has cast them off, and that his name and truth will be dishonoured. But they should look above the instruments of their trouble, to God, well knowing that their worst enemies have no power against them, but what is permitted from above.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11scattered us among the nations: This likely refers to the exile (see Psalms 51:18–19; 89:38–51; 106:40–47; 137).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. The Babylonian captivity not necessarily meant. There were others (compare 1Ki 8:46).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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