Psalm 107:34
New International Version
and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

New Living Translation
He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

English Standard Version
a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.

Berean Standard Bible
and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

King James Bible
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

New King James Version
A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

New American Standard Bible
And a fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

NASB 1995
A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

NASB 1977
A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Legacy Standard Bible
A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the evil of those who inhabited it.

Amplified Bible
A productive land into a [barren] salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Christian Standard Bible
and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and fruitful land into salty wasteland, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

American Standard Version
A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Contemporary English Version
flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields into beds of salt.

English Revised Version
A fruitful land into a salt desert, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and fertile ground into a layer of salt because of the wickedness of the people living there.

Good News Translation
He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

International Standard Version
and a fruitful land into a salty waste, due to the wickedness of its inhabitants.

Majority Standard Bible
and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

NET Bible
and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants.

New Heart English Bible
and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Webster's Bible Translation
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

World English Bible
and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A fruitful land becomes a barren place, "" For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

Young's Literal Translation
A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

Smith's Literal Translation
A land of fruit to saltness, for the evil of those dwelling in it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Catholic Public Domain Version
a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.

New American Bible
Fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its people.

New Revised Standard Version
a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The land has given its fruit to a salt pit by the works of the evil ones who inhabit it.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A fruitful land into a salt waste, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
33He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, 34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. 35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.…

Cross References
Genesis 13:10
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Isaiah 5:6
I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

Jeremiah 12:4
How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”

Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is full of adulterers—because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up—their course is evil and their power is misused.

Ezekiel 14:13
“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,

Isaiah 42:15
I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.

Isaiah 50:2
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.

Isaiah 44:27
who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’

Jeremiah 14:2-6
“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. / The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. / The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. ...

Amos 4:7-8
“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Deuteronomy 29:23
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.

2 Chronicles 7:13
If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,

Joel 1:17-20
The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away. / How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering. / To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field. ...

Matthew 11:20-24
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...

Luke 10:13-15
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!


Treasury of Scripture

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

a fruitful

Genesis 13:10,13
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar…

Genesis 19:25
And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Deuteronomy 29:23-28
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: …

barrenness.

Genesis 14:3
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

Ezekiel 47:11
But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

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Psalm 107
1. The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence
4. Over travelers
10. Over captives
17. Over sick men
23. Over sailors
33. And in diverse varieties of life.














a fruitful land
The phrase "a fruitful land" in Psalm 107:34 refers to a land that is abundant and productive, capable of yielding crops and sustaining life. In the Hebrew text, the word for "fruitful" is "פְּרִי" (peri), which signifies fruitfulness or productivity. This imagery is often used in the Bible to describe the blessings and prosperity that come from God. Historically, the land of Israel was known for its agricultural richness, a land "flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8). The fruitful land symbolizes God's provision and the potential for abundance when His people live in obedience to Him.

into a salty wasteland
The transformation "into a salty wasteland" signifies a drastic change from abundance to barrenness. The Hebrew word for "salty" is "מֶלַח" (melach), which can also mean desolate or barren. Salt in the ancient Near East was often associated with desolation and judgment, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24-26). This imagery serves as a warning of the consequences of disobedience and sin, where a once prosperous land becomes uninhabitable and devoid of life.

because of the wickedness
The phrase "because of the wickedness" indicates the reason for the transformation of the land. The Hebrew word for "wickedness" is "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which encompasses evil, wrongdoing, or moral corruption. In the biblical context, wickedness often leads to divine judgment. The historical narrative of Israel shows that when the people turned away from God and embraced idolatry and immorality, they faced consequences such as exile and destruction. This serves as a reminder of the moral and spiritual laws that govern the universe, where sin leads to decay and judgment.

of its dwellers
The term "of its dwellers" refers to the inhabitants of the land who are responsible for the wickedness. The Hebrew word "יֹשְׁבֶיהָ" (yosheveha) means those who dwell or inhabit. This highlights the collective responsibility of a community or nation for its moral state. In the biblical narrative, the fate of the land is often tied to the behavior of its people. The transformation of the land serves as a reflection of the spiritual condition of its inhabitants, emphasizing the importance of righteousness and obedience to God's commandments for the well-being of both the people and the land they inhabit.

(34) Barrenness.--Better, a salt marsh, as in LXX. and Vulg. (See Job 39:6.)

Verse 34. - A fruitful land into barrenness; literally, into saltness. The judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah is probably in the writer's mind. For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. God does not capriciously withdraw his blessings from a land. If he turns a fruitful land into a barren one, we may be sure that the inhabitants have provoked him by their sins.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
fruitful
פְּ֭רִי (pə·rî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6529: Fruit

land
אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

into fields of salt,
לִמְלֵחָ֑ה (lim·lê·ḥāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4420: Saltiness, barrenness

because of the wickedness
מֵ֝רָעַ֗ת (mê·rā·‘aṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

of its dwellers.
יֹ֣שְׁבֵי (yō·šə·ḇê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry


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