Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” New Living Translation But I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.” English Standard Version But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Berean Standard Bible But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” King James Bible He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. New King James Version He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.” New American Standard Bible “But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” NASB 1995 “But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” NASB 1977 “But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat; And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Legacy Standard Bible But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Amplified Bible “But I would feed Israel with the finest of the wheat; And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Christian Standard Bible But he would feed Israel with the best wheat. “I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But He would feed Israel with the best wheat.” I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” American Standard Version He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He fed him from the fatness of the wheat and honey from the rock satisfied him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he fed them with the fat of wheat; and satisfied them with honey out of the rock. Contemporary English Version But I would feed you with the finest bread and with the best honey until you were full." Douay-Rheims Bible And he fed them with the fat of wheat, and filled them with honey out of the rock. English Revised Version He should feed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I satisfy thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation But I would feed Israel with the finest wheat and satisfy them with honey from a rock." Good News Translation But I would feed you with the finest wheat and satisfy you with wild honey." International Standard Version But I will feed Israel with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock. JPS Tanakh 1917 They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.' Literal Standard Version He causes him to eat of the fat of wheat, | And I satisfy you [with] honey from a rock! Majority Standard Bible But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” New American Bible But Israel I will feed with the finest wheat, I will satisfy them with honey from the rock.” NET Bible "I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs." New Revised Standard Version I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” New Heart English Bible And he would have fed him with the finest wheat, and satisfied you with honey from the rock." Webster's Bible Translation He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee. World English Bible But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.” Young's Literal Translation He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And with honey from a rock I satisfy thee! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sing for Joy to God, Our Strength…15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever. 16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Cross References Numbers 18:12 I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. Deuteronomy 32:13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag, Deuteronomy 32:14 with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine. Job 29:6 when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! Psalm 147:14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat. Treasury of Scripture He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied you. fed Psalm 147:14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. Deuteronomy 32:13,14 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; … Joel 2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. finest of the wheat. Judges 14:8,9,18 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion… 1 Samuel 14:25,26 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground… Job 29:6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; Jump to Previous Asaph Best Causeth Eat Fat Fed Feed Finest Food Full Grain Honey Psalm Rock Satisfied Satisfy WheatJump to Next Asaph Best Causeth Eat Fat Fed Feed Finest Food Full Grain Honey Psalm Rock Satisfied Satisfy WheatPsalm 81 1. An exhortation to a solemn praising of God4. God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits 8. God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt. (16) Finest of the wheat.--See margin, and comp. Psalm 147:14. The construction of this verse is matter of difficulty. Properly we should render, And he fed them with the finest of the wheat, and with honey out of the rock satisfied thee. The change of person is harsh, though perhaps it may be illustrated by Psalm 22:27, &c, but the past tense seems out of keeping with the context. The conclusions of Psalms 77, 78 are hardly analogous. The pointing should be slightly changed to give, "And I would feed them also," &cVerse 16. - He should have fed them also; rather, he should feed. With the finest of the wheat; literally, with the fat of the wheat (comp. Deuteronomy 32:14 and Psalm 147:14). And with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee; rather, would I satisfy thee. The expression, "honey out of the rock," is taken from Deuteronomy 32:13. It evidently means "honey of the best" - native honey, stored by the bees in clefts of the rocks. Of course, both the "wheat" and the "honey" are metaphors, which we are to regard as shadowing forth all temporal and spiritual blessings.
Hebrew But I would feed youוַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ (way·ya·’ă·ḵî·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat the finest מֵחֵ֣לֶב (mê·ḥê·leḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part wheat; חִטָּ֑ה (ḥiṭ·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2406: Wheat with honey דְּבַ֣שׁ (də·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup from the rock וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר (ū·miṣ·ṣūr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge I would satisfy you.” אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ (’aś·bî·‘e·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited Links Psalm 81:16 NIVPsalm 81:16 NLT Psalm 81:16 ESV Psalm 81:16 NASB Psalm 81:16 KJV Psalm 81:16 BibleApps.com Psalm 81:16 Biblia Paralela Psalm 81:16 Chinese Bible Psalm 81:16 French Bible Psalm 81:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 81:16 But he would have also fed them (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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