Psalm 105:32
 Psalm 105:32 
New International Version (©2011)
He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;

New Living Translation (©2007)
He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.

English Standard Version (©2001)
He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.

International Standard Version (©2012)
He sent hail instead of rain, and lightning throughout their land.

NET Bible (©2006)
He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
He made their rain hail and fire burned in their land.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He gave them hail and lightning instead of rain throughout their land.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

American King James Version
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

American Standard Version
He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.

Darby Bible Translation
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land;

English Revised Version
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

Webster's Bible Translation
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

World English Bible
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire is in their land.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

105:24-45 As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual blessings with which we are blessed in Christ Jesus. Having redeemed us with his blood, restored our souls to holiness, and set us at liberty from Satan's bondage, he guides and guards us all the way. He satisfies our souls with the bread of heaven, and the water of life from the Rock of salvation, and will bring us safely to heaven. He redeems his servants from all iniquity, and purifies them unto himself, to be a peculiar people, zealous of good works.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 32. - He gave them hail for rain (see Exodus 9:23). And flaming fire in their land; i.e. lightning, described in Exodus 9:23 as "fire that ran along upon the ground."


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He gave them hail for rain,.... Egypt, at least part of it, was not used to rain, but was watered by the overflowings of the Nile; but now it had hail for rain, and a grievous hail storm it was, such as was never seen in the land of Egypt before; hail being rare, if ever there, and so frost and snow (a); this was the seventh plague, Exodus 9:18, compare with this the terrible storm of hail which will fall on men at the pouring out of the seventh vial on spiritual Egypt, Revelation 16:21.

And flaming fire in their land; for a storm of thunder and lightning went along with the hail; fire was mingled with it, and ran upon the ground, Exodus 9:23.

(a) Horat. Carmin. l. 3. Ode 26.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

32. gave them—referring to Le 26:4, "I give you rain in due season." His "gift" to Israel's foes is one of a very different kind from that bestowed on His people.

hail for rain—instead of fertilizing showers, hail destructive to trees. This forms the transition to the vegetable kingdom. The locusts in Ps 105:34 similarly are destructive to plants.


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Tell of His Wonderful Works!
31He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. 32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. 33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and broke the trees of their coasts. …

Exodus 9:23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt;
Exodus 9:25 Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields--both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree.
Psalm 78:47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.