God’s Word Translation
Psalms 106:15
15He gave them what they asked for. He ⌞also⌟ gave them a degenerative disease.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
Context of Psalms 106:15
13They quickly forgot what he did. They did not wait for his advice. 14They had an unreasonable desire ⌞for food⌟ in the wilderness. In the desert they tested God. He gave them what they asked for. He ⌞also⌟ gave them a degenerative disease. 16In the camp certain men became envious of Moses. They also became envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one. 17The ground split open and swallowed Dathan. It buried Abiram’s followers.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:15 word by word
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָ֭הֶם שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח רָז֣וֹן בְּנַפְשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:15
- Psalms 78:29They ate more than enough. He gave them what they wanted,
- Numbers 11:31The Lord sent a wind from the sea that brought quails and dropped them all around the camp. There were quails on the ground about three feet deep as far as you could walk in a day in any direction.
- Isaiah 10:16That is why the Almighty Lord of Armies will send a degenerative disease against brave men. A flame will be turned into a raging fire under his power.
- Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise that honor the Righteous One. But I kept saying, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! How horrible it is for me! Traitors continue to betray, and their treachery grows worse and worse.”
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
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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
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