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Psalms 78:31

78:30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. smote: Heb. made to bow Chosen: or, young men

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when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their fattest, and struck down the young men of Israel.

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

The wrath of God came on them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

78:32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

What does Psalms 78:31 mean?

Psalms 78:31 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אַף (ʼaph), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), עָלָה (ʻâlâh).

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The
wrathאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
of
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
cameעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
upon
them,
and
slewהָרַגhârag/haw-rag'/H2026to smite with deadly intent
the
fattestמַשְׁמָןmashmân/mash-mawn'/H4924fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
of
them,
and
smote
downכָּרַעkâraʻ/kaw-rah'/H3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate
the
chosenבָּחוּרbâchûwr/baw-khoor'/H970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
men
of
Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
smote:
Heb.
made
to
bow
Chosen:
or,
young
men

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:31.

Exodus 22:24

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Exodus 32:12

Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Genesis 46:29

And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

Genesis 49:6

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. digged: or, houghed oxen

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

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What does Psalms 78:31 say?

Psalms 78:31 (King James Version) reads: "The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. smote: Heb. made to bow Chosen: or, young men"

Is Psalms 78:31 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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