Psalm 78:30
New International Version
But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths,

New Living Translation
But before they satisfied their craving, while the meat was yet in their mouths,

English Standard Version
But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths,

Berean Standard Bible
Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

King James Bible
They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

New King James Version
They were not deprived of their craving; But while their food was still in their mouths,

New American Standard Bible
Yet before they had abandoned their longing, While their food was in their mouths,

NASB 1995
Before they had satisfied their desire, While their food was in their mouths,

NASB 1977
Before they had satisfied their desire, While their food was in their mouths,

Legacy Standard Bible
Before they had satisfied their desire, While their food was in their mouths,

Amplified Bible
Before they had satisfied their desire, And while their food was in their mouths,

Christian Standard Bible
Before they had turned from what they craved, while the food was still in their mouths,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Before they had satisfied their desire, while the food was still in their mouths,

American Standard Version
They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,

Contemporary English Version
But before they had swallowed the last bite,

English Revised Version
They were not estranged from their lust, their meat was yet in their mouths,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
but they still wanted more. While the food was still in their mouths,

Good News Translation
But they had not yet satisfied their craving and were still eating,

International Standard Version
However, before they had fulfilled their desire, while their food was still in their mouths,

Majority Standard Bible
Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

NET Bible
They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths,

New Heart English Bible
They did not turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,

Webster's Bible Translation
They were not estranged from their desire: but while their meat was yet in their mouths,

World English Bible
They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They have not been estranged from their desire, "" Their food [is] yet in their mouth,

Young's Literal Translation
They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet is their food in their mouth,

Smith's Literal Translation
They turned not away from their desire, yet their food in their mouth.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
they were not defrauded of that which they craved. As yet their meat was in their mouth:

Catholic Public Domain Version
They were not cheated out of what they wanted. Their food was still in their mouth,

New American Bible
But while they still wanted more, and the food was still in their mouths,

New Revised Standard Version
But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
They relinquished not their craving. But while their food was yet in their mouths,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they did not depart from their lust and while their food was in their mouths,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They were not estranged from their craving, Their food was yet in their mouths,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They were not disappointed of their desire: but when their food was yet in their mouth,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
29So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved. 30Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths, 31God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.…

Cross References
Numbers 11:33
But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.

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!”

Numbers 11:18-20
And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat. / You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days, / but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”

Exodus 16:12-13
“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.’” / That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

Exodus 16:8
And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

1 Corinthians 10:6
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

John 6:26-27
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

John 6:49
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.

John 6:31-32
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.

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.”

Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

Psalm 106:14-15
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

Proverbs 27:20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Isaiah 29:8
as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.


Treasury of Scripture

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

but

Numbers 11:33,34
And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague…

Numbers 22:20-22
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do…

Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

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Psalm 78
1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.














they were not yet filled
This phrase speaks to the insatiable nature of human desire and the tendency to seek fulfillment in material or temporal things rather than in God. The Hebrew root for "filled" is "מָלֵא" (male'), which often conveys the idea of being complete or satisfied. Historically, this reflects the Israelites' constant struggle with contentment during their wilderness journey. Despite God's provision, their hearts remained restless, a reminder of the human condition that seeks satisfaction in the wrong places. This serves as a spiritual lesson that true fulfillment comes only from a relationship with God.

their food was still in their mouths
This phrase emphasizes the immediacy and physicality of the Israelites' experience. The Hebrew word for "food" is "אָכְלָה" (oklah), which simply means food or sustenance. The context here is the miraculous provision of quail, which God provided in response to their complaints. The historical context is crucial; the Israelites were in the desert, a place of scarcity, yet God provided abundantly. This highlights God's grace and provision even when His people are ungrateful. Spiritually, it serves as a caution against taking God's blessings for granted and a call to recognize His ongoing provision in our lives.

(30, 31) Evidently from Numbers 11:33, They did not yet loath in consequence of their lusts, the meat was yet in their mouths when, &c. For the expression, comp. the Latin alienari ab aliqua re, to be disinclined to a thing, and our own "stranger to fear," &c

Verse 30. - They were not estranged from their lust; i.e. their lust was not yet satiated - they were still indulging it. The meat was yet in their mouths, still undergoing mastication, when -

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Yet
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

before they had filled
זָר֥וּ (zā·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery

their desire,
מִתַּאֲוָתָ֑ם (mit·ta·’ă·wā·ṯām)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8378: A longing, a delight

with the food
אָכְלָ֥ם (’ā·ḵə·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 400: Food

still
ע֝֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

in their mouths,
בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ (bə·p̄î·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to


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