◄ Psalm 78:31 {77:31} ►
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Good News Translation
when God became angry with them and killed their strongest men, the best young men of Israel.

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.

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

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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

smote down.

Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
…30they were not defrauded of that which they craved. As yet their meat was in their mouth: 31And the wrath of God came upon them. And he slew the fat ones amongst them, and brought down the chosen men of Israel.32In all these things they sinned still: and they behaved not for his wondrous works.…
Cross References
Numbers 11:33
As yet the flesh was between their teeth, neither had that kind of meat failed: when behold the wrath of the Lord being provoked against the people, struck them with an exceeding great plague.

Numbers 11:34
And that place was called, The graves of lust: for there they buried the people that had lusted. And departing from the graves of lust, they came unto Haseroth, and abode there.

Job 20:23
May his belly be filled, that God may send forth the wrath of his indignation upon him, and rain down his war upon him.

Isaiah 10:16
Therefore the sovereign Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send leanness among his fat ones: and under his glory shall be kindled a burning, as it were the burning of a fire.

Psalm 78:30
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