Bible Strands
Psalms 83:11
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God, pleading for judicial intervention against a coalition of nations conspiring against Israel.
The words — The Hebrew verb שִׁיתֵמוֹ (shi.te.mo) literally means “make them” or “appoint them,” framing the requested judgment as a deliberate divine decree rather than a random event.
The thread — The psalmist invokes the defeated Midianite leaders Oreb, Zeeb, Zebah, and Zalmunna, whose rout is recorded in Judges 7:25 and Judges 8:12.
Why it lands — The text states that God should reduce the enemies' leaders to the same defeated status as past oppressors, asking readers to acknowledge that human schemes to possess divine territory will be dismantled by the same power that acted in history.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
Cross-references
- Judges 7:25 They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
- Judges 8:12 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.