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Psalms 107:17
17Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;
Psalms 107:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
- New International Version (NIV)Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
Context of Psalms 107:17
15Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men; 16For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron. Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted; 18Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death: 19Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses;
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אֱ֭וִלִים מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ פִּשְׁעָ֑ם וּֽ֝מֵעֲוֹֽנֹתֵיהֶ֗ם יִתְעַנּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 107:17
- Psalms 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.
- Psalms 92:6A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand it.
- Proverbs 1:22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 7:7and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding,
- Psalms 38:1Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
- Numbers 11:33The flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the wrath of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
- Numbers 12:10and the cloud departed from off the tent. And behold, Miriam was leprous as snow; and Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.
- Numbers 21:5and the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread.
- Isaiah 57:17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart.
- Jeremiah 2:19Thine own wickedness chastiseth thee, and thy backslidings reprove thee: know then and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
- Lamentations 3:39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Commentaries on Psalms 107:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Fools because of their transgression - This is the Third comparison; the captivity being compared to a person in a dangerous malady. Our Version does not express this clause well: Fools פשעם מדרך midderech pisham, because of the way of their transgressions, are afflicted. Most human maladies are the fruits of sin; misery and sin are married together in bonds that can never be broken.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Fools, because of their transgression - Wicked people, considered as fools, because they “are” transgressors. Compare Psalm 14:1, note; Psalm 73:3, note; Psalm 75:4, note. The immediate allusion here, probably, is to the Jews, who had been so wicked and so supremely foolish in violating the commands of God, and making it necessary to bring upon them as a punishment the captivity at Babylon; but the language is made general because it will with equal…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulging their appetites. This their way is their folly. The weakness of the body is the effect of sickness. It is by the power and mercy of God that we are recovered from sickness, and it is our duty to be thankful. All Christ's miraculous cures were emblems of his healing diseases of the soul. It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22Fools who received what they deserved but were rescued from death offer thanksgiving to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. Whether the same or not, this exigency illustrates that dispensation of God according to which sin brings its own punishment. are afflicted--literally, "afflict themselves," that is, bring on disease, denoted by loathing of food, and drawingRead the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 107
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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