KJV King James Version
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels [among them].
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Psalm 78:49
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels [among them].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.
WEB World English Bible
He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.
ASV American Standard Version
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress—A discharge of evil messengers.
Surrounding context — Psalm 78
46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels [among them].
50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יְשַׁלַּח־H7971 · sha.lachto send: departבָּ֨ם׀H9038 · hemthemחֲר֬וֹןH2740 · cha.ronburning angerאַפּ֗וֹH639 · aphface: angerעֶבְרָ֣הH5678 · ev.rahfuryוָזַ֣עַםH2195 · za.amindignationוְצָרָ֑הH6869 · bats.tsa.rahdearthמִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַתH4917 · mish.la.chatdeputationמַלְאֲכֵ֥יH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerרָעִֽים׃H7451 · rabad: harmful
Cross-references
Lamentations 4:11The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.Psalm 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup.2 Samuel 24:16And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.Exodus 15:7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, [which] consumed them as stubble.Exodus 12:13And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye [are]: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy [you], when I smite the land of Egypt.1 Kings 22:21-22And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.Job 2:6-7And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life.Job 20:23[When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.Romans 2:8-9But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,Job 1:12And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath [is] in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.Isaiah 42:25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid [it] not to heart.Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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