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Psalms 147:16

147:15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

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He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.

147:17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

What does Psalms 147:16 mean?

Psalms 147:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), שֶׁלֶג (sheleg), צֶמֶר (tsemer).

Hebrew interlinear

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He
givethנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
snowשֶׁלֶגsheleg/sheh'-leg/H7950snow (probably from its whiteness)
like
wool:צֶמֶרtsemer/tseh'-mer/H6785wool
he
scatterethפָּזַרpâzar/paw-zar'/H6340to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty
the
hoarfrostכְּפוֹרkᵉphôwr/kef-ore'/H3713properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)
like
ashes.אֵפֶרʼêpher/ay'-fer/H665ashes

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:16.

Isaiah 1:18

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

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What does Psalms 147:16 say?

Psalms 147:16 (King James Version) reads: "He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes."

Is Psalms 147:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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