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They set upon it with their axes
    as if it were a thicket of trees.
And then, with hatchets and hammers,
    they bludgeoned all the carved work.
They set your sanctuary ablaze;
    they razed and defiled the dwelling place of your name.[a]

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  1. Psalm 74:7 Name: see note on Ps 5:12.

They behaved like men wielding axes
    to cut through a thicket of trees.(A)
They smashed all the carved(B) paneling
    with their axes and hatchets.
They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
    they defiled(C) the dwelling place(D) of your Name.(E)

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