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Psalms 78:21
21Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; and fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel:
Psalms 78:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
- New International Version (NIV)When the Lord heard them, he was furious; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord heard this and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel,
Context of Psalms 78:21
19And they spoke against God: they said, Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness? 20Behold, he smote the rock, and waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; is he able to give bread also, or provide flesh for his people? Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; and fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel: 22Because they believed not in God, and confided not in his salvation; 23Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens,
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:21 word by word
לָכֵ֤ן׀ שָׁמַ֥ע יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֥ר וְ֭אֵשׁ נִשְּׂקָ֣ה בְיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְגַם־אַ֝֗ף עָלָ֥ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:21
- Psalms 78:31When the anger of God went up against them; and he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
- Numbers 11:10And Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every one at the entrance of his tent; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; it was also evil in the eyes of Moses.
- 1 Corinthians 10:5yet God was not pleased with the most of them, for they were strewed in the desert.
- Jude 1:5But I would put you in remembrance, you who once knew all things, that the Lord, having saved a people out of [the] land of Egypt, in the second place destroyed those who had not believed.
- Numbers 11:1And it came to pass that when the people murmured, it was evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of Jehovah burned among them, and consumed [some] in the extremity of the camp.
- Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And it shall burn into the lowest Sheol, And shall consume the earth and its produce, And set fire to the foundations of the mountains.
- Hebrews 12:29For also our God [is] a consuming fire.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth - See Numbers 11:1, Numbers 11:10. So a fire was kindled against Jacob - Fire may be used here, as in Numbers 11:1, as an emblem of wrath; a fire may have been literally sent down to consume them.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-31Israel rebelled in the wilderness despite God’s abundant provision.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. fire--the effect of the "anger" (Nu 11:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- 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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