Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like sand on the seashore. New Living Translation He rained down meat as thick as dust— birds as plentiful as the sand on the seashore! English Standard Version he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas; Berean Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. King James Bible He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: New King James Version He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas; New American Standard Bible When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, NASB 1995 When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, NASB 1977 When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, Legacy Standard Bible Then He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas, Amplified Bible He rained meat upon them like the dust, And winged birds (quail) like the sand of the seas. Christian Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas. Holman Christian Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas. American Standard Version He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas: Contemporary English Version and it brought birds that covered the ground, like sand on the beach. English Revised Version He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas: GOD'S WORD® Translation He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like the sand on the seashore. Good News Translation and to his people he sent down birds, as many as the grains of sand on the shore; International Standard Version He caused meat to rain on them like dust and winged birds as the sand of the sea. Majority Standard Bible He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. NET Bible He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. New Heart English Bible He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas. Webster's Bible Translation He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: World English Bible He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He rains on them flesh as dust, "" And as sand of the seas—winged bird, Young's Literal Translation And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas -- winged fowl, Smith's Literal Translation And he will rain flesh upon them as the dust, birds of feather as the sand of the seas. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he rained upon them flesh as dust: and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible He rained meat upon them like dust, winged fowl like the sands of the sea, New Revised Standard Version he rained flesh upon them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe rained flesh also upon them like dust, and feathered fowls like the sands of the sea: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He sent flesh down for them like dust, and birds of the wing like the sand of the sea OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, And winged fowl as the sand of the seas; Brenton Septuagint Translation And he rained upon them flesh like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the seas. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Open My Mouth in Parables…26He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might. 27He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. 28He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.… Cross References Exodus 16:13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. Numbers 11:31-32 Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. / All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp. John 6:31-33 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” Psalm 105:40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. Nehemiah 9:20-21 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Exodus 16:4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. John 6:49-51 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” Exodus 16:12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” Numbers 11:4-6 Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!” John 6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Matthew 14:19-21 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. / They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. / About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children. Treasury of Scripture He rained flesh also on them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: he rained Exodus 16:12,13 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God… Numbers 11:18,19,32 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat… feathered fowls. Jump to Previous Birds Caused Dust Feathered Flesh Flying Fowl Fowls Meat Rain Rained Raineth Sand Sea Seas Seashore WingedJump to Next Birds Caused Dust Feathered Flesh Flying Fowl Fowls Meat Rain Rained Raineth Sand Sea Seas Seashore WingedPsalm 78 1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient 67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David. He rained The imagery of rain in this context is significant, as it suggests an abundant and generous provision from God. In Hebrew, the word used here is "מָטַר" (matar), which often denotes a divine act of provision. This reflects God's sovereignty and His ability to provide for His people in miraculous ways, reminiscent of the manna from heaven. The use of "rained" emphasizes the ease and effortlessness with which God can meet the needs of His people. meat on them like dust and winged birds like the sand of the sea Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬ר (way·yam·ṭêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4305: To rain meat שְׁאֵ֑ר (šə·’êr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood on them עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against like dust, כֶּעָפָ֣ר (ke·‘ā·p̄ār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud and winged כָּנָֽף׃ (kā·nāp̄) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle birds ע֣וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5775: Flying creatures like the sand וּֽכְח֥וֹל (ū·ḵə·ḥō·wl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2344: Sand of the sea. יַ֝מִּ֗ים (yam·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin Links Psalm 78:27 NIVPsalm 78:27 NLT Psalm 78:27 ESV Psalm 78:27 NASB Psalm 78:27 KJV Psalm 78:27 BibleApps.com Psalm 78:27 Biblia Paralela Psalm 78:27 Chinese Bible Psalm 78:27 French Bible Psalm 78:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 78:27 He rained also flesh on them as (Psalm Ps Psa.) |