Psalms 78 · Verse 12

Psalms 78:12

Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Psalms 78:12, King James Version

Psalms 78:12 in other translations

BSBHe worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
WEBHe did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
ASVMarvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
YLTBefore their fathers He hath done wonders, In the land of Egypt--the field of Zoan.
DARBYIn the sight of their fathers had he done wonders, in the land of Egypt, the field of Zoan.
BBEHe did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
WebsterMarvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

What does Psalms 78:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:12-14
12-14. A record of God's dealings and the sins of the people is now made. The writer gives the history from the exode to the retreat from Kadesh; then contrasts their sins with their reasons for confidence, shown by a detail of God's dealings in Egypt, and presents a summary of the subsequent history to David's time. Zoan--for Egypt, as its ancient capital (Nu 13:22; Is 19:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The field of Zoan - "In campo Taneos," Vugate. Tanis was the capital of Pharaoh, where Moses wrought so many miracles. It was situated in the Delta, on one of the most easterly branches of the Nile. It was afterwards called Thanis; and from it the district was called the Thanitic Canton. See Calmet. Dr. Shaw thinks Zoan was intended to signify Egypt in general.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39

Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their…

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Psalms 78:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נֶ֣גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048
אֲ֭בוֹתָם'A.vo.tomancestors theirH1
עָ֣שָׂה'A.sahhe didH6213
פֶ֑לֶאFe.le'wonder[s]H6382
בְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
שְׂדֵה\־se.deh-[the] region ofH7704
צֹֽעַן\׃Tzo.'anZoanH6814

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Cross references for Psalms 78:12

  • Numbers 13:22

    And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • Isaiah 19:11

    Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

  • Ezekiel 30:14

    And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

  • Isaiah 19:13

    The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.

  • Exodus 7:1-12:51

    And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. …

  • Psalms 135:9

    Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

  • Deuteronomy 6:22

    And the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

  • Psalms 106:22

    Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

  • Nehemiah 9:10

    And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

  • Psalms 105:27-38

    They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. …

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

  • Deuteronomy 4:34

    Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Marvellous.
42-50; 105:27-38; 135:9; Ex 7:1-12:51; De 4:34; 6:22; Ne 9:10
Zoan.Zoan, the ancient capital of the Pharaohs, where Moses wrought so many miracles, is rendered by the Chaldee, {Tanium,} LXX. [Tanis,] Vulgate, {Tanis,} and Coptic, {Tané,} from the Coptic, {ten,} plain, flat, level; being situated in the low ground of the Delta, on one of the eastern branches of the Nile, bearing its own name, near a large lake, now called the lake of Menzala, 44 miles west of Pelusium, and 169 miles east of Alexandria, according to the Antonine Itinerary, and three miles from the Mediterranean, according to the Geograph. Nubiens. Clim. 3, par. 3. There are ruins still remaining to mark the site of Zoan, or Tanis, called San by the Arabs; comprising broken obelisks, capitals of the Corinthian order, a granite monument, etc.
43; Ge 32:3; Nu 13:22; Isa 19:11,13; Eze 30:14

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Context

  • Psalms 78:11

    And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

  • Psalms 78:12

    Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

  • Psalms 78:13

    He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

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Psalms 78:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Delante de sus padres hizo maravillas en la tierra de Egipto, en el campo de Zoán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il fit des merveilles devant leurs pères dans le pays d’Égypte, dans la campagne de Tsoan.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er tat Wunder vor ihren Vätern, im Lande Ägypten, dem Gefilde Zoans.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et redde vicinis nostris septuplum in sinu eorum; improperium ipsorum quod exprobraverunt tibi, Domine.