Psalm 78:31
New International Version
God’s anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.

New Living Translation
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed their strongest men. He struck down the finest of Israel’s young men.

English Standard Version
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

King James Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

New King James Version
The wrath of God came against them, And slew the stoutest of them, And struck down the choice men of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their strongest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

NASB 1995
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

NASB 1977
The anger of God rose against them, And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

Amplified Bible
The wrath of God rose against them And killed some of the strongest of them, And subdued the choice young men of Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
God’s anger flared up against them, and he killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel’s fit young men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God’s anger flared up against them, and He killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel’s choice young men.

American Standard Version
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The wrath of God went up among them and he killed some of their rich and he prostrated the Elect Ones of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
then the indignation of God rose up against them, and slew the fattest of them, and overthrew the choice men of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
God became angry and killed the strongest and best from the families of Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
and the wrath of God came upon them. And he slew the fat ones amongst them, and brought down the chosen men of Israel.

English Revised Version
When the anger of God went up against them, and slew of the fattest of them, and smote down the young men of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the anger of God flared up against them. He killed their strongest men and slaughtered the best young men in Israel.

Good News Translation
when God became angry with them and killed their strongest men, the best young men of Israel.

International Standard Version
the anger of God flared against them, and he killed the strongest men and humbled Israel's young men.

JPS Tanakh 1917
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the lustieth among them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

Literal Standard Version
And the anger of God has gone up against them, | And He slays among their fat ones, | And He caused youths of Israel to bend.

Majority Standard Bible
God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

New American Bible
God’s anger flared up against them, and he made a slaughter of their strongest, laying low the youth of Israel.

NET Bible
when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

New Revised Standard Version
the anger of God rose against them and he killed the strongest of them, and laid low the flower of Israel.

New Heart English Bible
when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of the fattest of them, and struck down the young men of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

World English Bible
when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their strongest, and struck down the young men of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

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Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
30Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths, 31God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel. 32In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.…

Cross References
Numbers 11:33
But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.

Numbers 11:34
So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.

Job 20:23
When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.

Isaiah 10:16
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria's stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.


Treasury of Scripture

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Psalm 78
1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.














(31) Slew the fattest.--This may mean either the strongest or the noblest.

Verse 31. - The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them (comp. Numbers 11:33, "While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague"). By "the fattest of them," we are to understand the strongest and healthiest. And smote down the chosen men of Israel; rather, the young men, as in the margin, "the ripened youths" (Cheyne). Here, again, the author adds touches which he has not obtained from the Pentateuch.

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Hebrew
God’s
אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

anger
וְאַ֤ף (wə·’ap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

flared against them,
עָ֘לָ֤ה (‘ā·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

and He put to death
וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג (way·ya·hă·rōḡ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

their strongest
בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם (bə·miš·man·nê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4924: Fat, fatness, a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man

and subdued
הִכְרִֽיעַ׃ (hiḵ·rî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3766: To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate

the young men
וּבַחוּרֵ֖י (ū·ḇa·ḥū·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 970: Selected, a youth

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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