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Psalm 78:48-50
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 78:48-50
Contemporary English Version
48 Then he killed their cattle
with hail
and their other animals
with lightning.
49 God was so angry and furious
that he went into a rage
and caused them great trouble
by sending swarms
of destroying angels.
50 God released his anger
and slaughtered them
in a terrible way.
Psalm 78:48-50
New International Version
Psalm 78:48-50
New International Version
48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,
their livestock(A) to bolts of lightning.
49 He unleashed against them his hot anger,(B)
his wrath, indignation and hostility—
a band of destroying angels.(C)
50 He prepared a path for his anger;
he did not spare them from death
but gave them over to the plague.
Psalm 78:48-50
New King James Version
Psalm 78:48-50
New King James Version
48 He also gave up their (A)cattle to the hail,
And their flocks to fiery [a]lightning.
49 He cast on them the fierceness of His anger,
Wrath, indignation, and trouble,
By sending angels of destruction among them.
50 He made a path for His anger;
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave [b]their life over to the plague,
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:48 lightning bolts
- Psalm 78:50 Or their beasts
Psalm 78:48-50
English Standard Version
Psalm 78:48-50
English Standard Version
48 He gave over their (A)cattle to the hail
and their flocks to thunderbolts.
49 He let loose on them his burning anger,
wrath, indignation, and distress,
a company of (B)destroying angels.
50 He made a path for his anger;
he did not spare them from death,
but gave their lives over to the plague.
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