Psalm 79:2

Hebrew	נָֽתְנ֡וּ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( נִבְלַ֬ת עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ מַ֭אֲכָל לְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם hebrew Meanings: * Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3 בְּשַׂ֥ר חֲ֝סִידֶ֗יךָ לְחַיְתוֹ אָֽרֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
ESV	They have given the bodies of your servants to the birds of the heavens for food, the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.
NIV	They have given the dead bodies of your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.
NLT	They have left the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of heaven. The flesh of your godly ones has become food for the wild animals.
LXX	ἔθεντο τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θνησιμαῖα τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δούλων σου βρώματα τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πετεινοῖς τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article οὐρανοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός Meaning: * The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens 278 occurrences in the New Testament. Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9 τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σάρκας τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὁσίων σου τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θηρίοις τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
KJV	The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

^{Psalm 79:1 ← Psalm 79:2 → Psalm 79:3}

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