English Standard Version
Psalms 106:15
15he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.
Psalms 106:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
- New International Version (NIV)So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So he gave them what they asked for, but he sent a plague along with it.
Context of Psalms 106:15
13But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. 14But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them. 16When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord, 17the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:15 word by word
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָ֭הֶם שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח רָז֣וֹן בְּנַפְשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 106:15
- Psalms 78:29And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.
- Numbers 11:31Then a wind from the Lord sprang up, and it brought quail from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the ground.
- Isaiah 10:16Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
- Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, of glory to the Righteous One. But I say, "I waste away, I waste away. Woe is me! For the traitors have betrayed, with betrayal the traitors have betrayed."
Commentaries on Psalms 106:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Sent leanness - They despised the manna, and called it light, that is, innutritive, bread. God gave flesh as they desired, but gave no blessing with it; and in consequence they did not fatten, but grew lean upon it. Their souls also suffered want.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And he gave them their request - By sending great quantities of quails. Numbers 11:31-32. But sent leanness into their soul - The word translated “leanness” is from a verb - רזה râzeh - to make thin; to cause to waste away; to destroy. The radical idea is that of abrading or “scraping;” and hence, it means to become lean, to waste away. It occurs only here and in Isaiah 10:16, rendered “leanness,” and in Micah 6:10, rendered “scant;” margin, “leanness.”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15He … sent a wasting disease: See Exodus 32:35 and Numbers 11:33.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. The faith induced by God's display of power in their behalf was short lived, and their new rebellion and temptation was visited by God with fresh punishment, inflicted by leaving them to the result of their own gratified appetites, and sending on them spiritual poverty (Nu 11:18). They soon forgat--literally, "They hasted, they forgat" (compare Ex 32:8). "They have turned aside quickly (or, hastily) out of the way." The haste of our desires is such…Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 106:15
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 106
- 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
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries