Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 78:45
45He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Psalms 78:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
- New International Version (NIV)He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them, And frogs, which destroyed them.
Context of Psalms 78:45
43How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: 44And had turned their rivers into blood; and their streams, that they could not drink. He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. 46He gave also their increase to the caterpiller, and their labour to the locust. 47He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:45 word by word
יְשַׁלַּ֬ח בָּהֶ֣ם עָ֭רֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵ֑ם וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:45
- Psalms 105:31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their land.
- Exodus 8:21Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they are .
- Psalms 105:30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
- Exodus 8:2And if thou shalt refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
- Revelation 16:3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man : and every living soul died in the sea.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45He sent - flies - and frogs - See on Exodus 8:6; (note), and Exodus 8:24; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45He sent divers sorts of flies - The account of this plague is found in Exodus 8:24. The word there used is simply “swarm,” without indicating what the swarm was composed of. The rabbis explain the word as denoting a mixture, or a conflux of noxious insects, as if the word were derived from ערב ‛ârab - “to mix.” The Septuagint renders it ́ kunomnia - “dog-fly” - which Philo describes as so named from its impudence. The common explanation of the word now…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-55Verses 40-55 Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who are under Divine rebukes for sin, be discouraged from repentance. The Holy One of Israel will do what is most for his own glory, and what is most for their good. Their forgetting former favours, led them to limit God for the future. God made his own people to go forth like sheep; and guided…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-55The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4545. The dog-fly or the mosquito.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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