Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like sand on the seashore. New Living Translation He rained down meat as thick as dust— birds as plentiful as the sand on the seashore! English Standard Version he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas; Berean Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. King James Bible He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: New King James Version He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas; New American Standard Bible When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, NASB 1995 When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, NASB 1977 When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, Legacy Standard Bible Then He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, Amplified Bible He rained meat upon them like the dust, And winged birds (quail) like the sand of the seas. Christian Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas. Holman Christian Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas. American Standard Version He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas: Aramaic Bible in Plain English He sent flesh down for them like dust, and birds of the wing like the sand of the sea Brenton Septuagint Translation And he rained upon them flesh like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the seas. Contemporary English Version and it brought birds that covered the ground, like sand on the beach. Douay-Rheims Bible And he rained upon them flesh as dust: and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. English Revised Version He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas: GOD'S WORD® Translation He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like the sand on the seashore. Good News Translation and to his people he sent down birds, as many as the grains of sand on the shore; International Standard Version He caused meat to rain on them like dust and winged birds as the sand of the sea. JPS Tanakh 1917 He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, And winged fowl as the sand of the seas; Literal Standard Version And He rains on them flesh as dust, | And as sand of the seas—winged bird, Majority Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. New American Bible He rained meat upon them like dust, winged fowl like the sands of the sea, NET Bible He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. New Revised Standard Version he rained flesh upon them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas; New Heart English Bible He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas. Webster's Bible Translation He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: World English Bible He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas. Young's Literal Translation And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas -- winged fowl, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Open My Mouth in Parables…26He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might. 27He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. 28He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.… Cross References Exodus 16:13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. Psalm 78:28 He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings. Psalm 105:40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. Treasury of Scripture He rained flesh also on them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: he rained Exodus 16:12,13 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God… Numbers 11:18,19,32 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat… feathered fowls. Jump to Previous Birds Caused Dust Feathered Flesh Flying Fowl Fowls Meat Rain Rained Raineth Sand Sea Seas Seashore WingedJump to Next Birds Caused Dust Feathered Flesh Flying Fowl Fowls Meat Rain Rained Raineth Sand Sea Seas Seashore WingedPsalm 78 1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient 67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David. (27) No doubt there is poetical hyperbole here, but for the enormous numbers of quails that are now caught, see the article quoted above.Verse 27. - He rained flesh also upon them. With the expression, "rained flesh," comp. Exodus 16:4, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven;" and see also Genesis 19:24 and Exodus 9:23. As dust; i.e. "as thick as dust" (Prayer book Version). The quails lay "as it were two cubits high" for the distance of a day's journey round about each encampment (see Numbers 11:31). And feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. The commonest image of multiplicity (Genesis 22:17; Deuteronomy 33:19; Joshua 11:4; Judges 7:12, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬ר (way·yam·ṭêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4305: To rain meat שְׁאֵ֑ר (šə·’êr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood on them עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against like dust, כֶּעָפָ֣ר (ke·‘ā·p̄ār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud and winged כָּנָֽף׃ (kā·nāp̄) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle birds ע֣וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5775: Flying creatures like the sand וּֽכְח֥וֹל (ū·ḵə·ḥō·wl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2344: Sand of the sea. יַ֝מִּ֗ים (yam·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin Links Psalm 78:27 NIVPsalm 78:27 NLT Psalm 78:27 ESV Psalm 78:27 NASB Psalm 78:27 KJV Psalm 78:27 BibleApps.com Psalm 78:27 Biblia Paralela Psalm 78:27 Chinese Bible Psalm 78:27 French Bible Psalm 78:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 78:27 He rained also flesh on them as (Psalm Ps Psa.) |