New Living Translation
Psalms 106:27
27that he would scatter their descendants among the nations, exiling them to distant lands.
Psalms 106:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
- New International Version (NIV)make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and would make their offspring fall among the nations, scattering them among the lands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands.
Context of Psalms 106:27
25Instead, they grumbled in their tents and refused to obey the Lord. 26Therefore, he solemnly swore that he would kill them in the wilderness, that he would scatter their descendants among the nations, exiling them to distant lands. 28Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor; they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead! 29They angered the Lord with all these things, so a plague broke out among them.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:27 word by word
וּלְהַפִּ֣יל זַ֭רְעָם בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם וּ֝לְזָרוֹתָ֗ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:27
- Psalms 44:11You have butchered us like sheep and scattered us among the nations.
- Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations and bring out my sword against you. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins.
- Deuteronomy 4:26“Today I call on heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you break my covenant, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 28:37You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the Lord sends you.
- Deuteronomy 32:26I would have annihilated them, wiping out even the memory of them.
- Ezekiel 20:23But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would scatter them among all the nations
Commentaries on Psalms 106:27
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27To overthrow their seed also among the nations - Margin, as in Hebrew, “to make them fall;” to wit, among the surrounding people. The reference here is to the posterity of those who complained and fell in the wilderness. The result of their rebellion and complaining would not terminate with them. It would extend to their posterity, and the rebellion of the fathers would be remembered in distant generations. The overthrow of the nation, and its captivity…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. 26-27God’s judgment when Israel refused to obey was death and exile (Numbers 14:26–30). These judgments came because the people rejected God’s word (Psalm 106:24–25) and provoked the Lord's anger (106:28–46).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. The sin of refusing to invade Canaan, "the pleasant land" (Jr 3:19; Eze 20:6; Da 8:9), "the land of beauty," was punished by the destruction of that generation (Nu 14:28), and the threat of dispersion (De 4:25; 28:32) afterwards made to their posterity, and fulfilled in the great calamities now bewailed, may have also been then added. despised--(Nu 14:31). believed not his word--by which He promised He would give them the land; but rather the word…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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