Psalm 78:47
New International Version
He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

New Living Translation
He destroyed their grapevines with hail and shattered their sycamore-figs with sleet.

English Standard Version
He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamores with frost.

Berean Standard Bible
He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

King James Bible
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

New King James Version
He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycamore trees with frost.

New American Standard Bible
He destroyed their vines with hailstones And their sycamore trees with frost.

NASB 1995
He destroyed their vines with hailstones And their sycamore trees with frost.

NASB 1977
He destroyed their vines with hailstones, And their sycamore trees with frost.

Legacy Standard Bible
He killed their vines with hailstones And their sycamore trees with frost.

Amplified Bible
He destroyed their vines with [great] hailstones And their sycamore trees with frost.

Christian Standard Bible
He killed their vines with hail and their sycamore fig trees with a flood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He killed their vines with hail and their sycamore fig trees with a flood.

American Standard Version
He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with frost.

Contemporary English Version
He destroyed their grapevines and their fig trees with hail and floods.

English Revised Version
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He killed their vines with hail and their fig trees with frost.

Good News Translation
He killed their grapevines with hail and their fig trees with frost.

International Standard Version
He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore trees with frost.

Majority Standard Bible
He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

NET Bible
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain.

New Heart English Bible
He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.

Webster's Bible Translation
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost.

World English Bible
He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He destroys their vine with hail, "" And their sycamores with frost,

Young's Literal Translation
He destroyeth with hail their vine, And their sycamores with frost,

Smith's Literal Translation
He will kill their vine with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he destroyed their vineyards with hail, and their mulberry trees with hoarfrost.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he slew their vineyards with hail and their mulberry trees with severe frost.

New American Bible
He killed their vines with hail, their sycamores with frost.

New Revised Standard Version
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamores with frost.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He destroyed their vines with hail and their fig trees with frost.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He broke their vines with hailstones and their fig trees with ice.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycamore-trees with frost.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He killed their vines with hail, and their sycamores with frost.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
46He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust. 47He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet. 48He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.…

Cross References
Exodus 9:22-25
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.” / So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. ...

Revelation 8:7
Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

Exodus 10:15
They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.

Joel 1:7
It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white.

Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.

Revelation 16:21
And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

Exodus 9:31-32
(Now the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom; / but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.)

Isaiah 32:19
But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.

Ezekiel 13:11-13
tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.

Job 38:22-23
Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail, / which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

Haggai 2:17
I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.

Psalm 105:33
He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

Jeremiah 51:48
Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.

Matthew 24:7
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Mark 13:8
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.


Treasury of Scripture

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

destroyed.

Psalm 105:32,33
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land…

Exodus 9:18-34
Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now…

sycamore.

1 Chronicles 27:28
And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

frost.

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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.














He killed
The phrase "He killed" underscores the sovereignty and power of God over creation. The Hebrew root word here is "הָרַג" (harag), which means to slay or destroy. This action is a direct intervention by God, demonstrating His authority to execute judgment. In the context of Psalm 78, this refers to the plagues sent upon Egypt, showcasing God's ability to protect His people and fulfill His promises, even through acts of destruction.

their vines
"Vines" in this context symbolize the agricultural wealth and sustenance of Egypt. The vine is often a symbol of prosperity and abundance in the Bible. The destruction of the vines signifies a direct blow to the economic and daily life of the Egyptians. Historically, Egypt was known for its fertile land and agricultural prowess, making this plague particularly devastating.

with hail
The use of "hail" as a tool of destruction is significant. Hail, in the Hebrew "בָּרָד" (barad), is a natural phenomenon that God uses supernaturally to execute His will. This reflects the biblical theme that God controls the elements of nature. The hailstorm is one of the plagues described in Exodus 9:22-26, where it is depicted as a divine act that distinguishes between the Egyptians and the Israelites, sparing the latter.

and their sycamore-figs
"Sycamore-figs" are mentioned here as another aspect of Egypt's agricultural wealth. The sycamore tree, known in Hebrew as "שִׁקְמָה" (shiqmah), was valued for its fruit and wood. The destruction of these trees would have been a significant loss, further crippling the Egyptian economy and food supply. This highlights the comprehensive nature of God's judgment, affecting multiple facets of Egyptian life.

with sleet
"Sleet" is another form of precipitation used by God to execute judgment. The Hebrew word "חֲנָמֵל" (chanamel) is often translated as "frost" or "ice." This unusual weather phenomenon in Egypt, a land not accustomed to such cold, underscores the miraculous nature of the plagues. It serves as a reminder of God's control over the natural world and His ability to use it to fulfill His purposes.

(47) Vines.--In the history of the plagues (Exodus 9:13-25) no mention is made either of vines or sycamores or of fig-trees, as in Psalm 105:33, and some consider that the poem reflects a Palestinian rather than an Egyptian point of view. But besides Numbers 20:5 and Joseph's dream there is abundance of evidence of the extensive cultivation of the vine in Egypt. The mural paintings contain many representations of vineyards. Wine stood prominent among the offerings to the gods, and a note on a papyrus of Rameses II. speaks of rations of wine made to workmen.

Sycamore.--See 1Kings 10:27.

Frost.--The Hebrew word is peculiar to this place. The LXX. and Vulg. have "hoar-frost," Aquila "ice," Symmachus "worm." The root of the word appears to mean to cut off, so that by derivation any devastating force would suit the word.

Verse 47. - He destroyed their vines with hail (see Exodus 9:23-25). Here, again, there is an inversion of the order in which the plagues came, since the plague of hail preceded that of the locusts. There is also an addition to the narrative of Exodus in the mention of "vines" (see also Psalm 105:33), which may indicate a use of tradition. That vines were cultivated in Egypt is now generally acknowledged. And their sycamore trees with frost; or, with sleet - a variant of the "hail" in the other hemistich.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He killed
יַהֲרֹ֣ג (ya·hă·rōḡ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

their vines
גַּפְנָ֑ם (gap̄·nām)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1612: A vine, the grape

with hailstones
בַּבָּרָ֣ד (bab·bā·rāḏ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1259: Hail

and their sycamore-figs
וְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗ם (wə·šiq·mō·w·ṯām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8256: Sycamore tree

with sleet.
בַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃ (ba·ḥă·nā·mal)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2602: The aphis, plantlouse


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