Psalms 78 · Verse 21

Psalms 78:21

Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
Psalms 78:21, King James Version

Psalms 78:21 in other translations

BSBTherefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,
WEBTherefore the LORD heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
ASVTherefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;
YLTTherefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,
DARBYTherefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; and fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel:
BBESo these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
WebsterTherefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

What does Psalms 78:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. fire--the effect of the "anger" (Nu 11:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 78:21 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.

לָכֵ֤ן\׀la.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
שָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'he heardH8085
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֥רvai.yit.'a.Barand he was furiousH5674
וְ֭אֵשׁVe.'eshand fireH784
נִשְּׂקָ֣הni.se.Kahit was kindledH5400
בְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.Koin JacobH3290
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
אַ֝֗ף'AfangerH639
עָלָ֥ה'a.Lahit went upH5927
בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃ve.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:21

  • Jude 1:5

    I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

  • Numbers 11:1-3

    And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched. And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:11

    Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

  • Numbers 11:10

    Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

  • Psalms 78:31

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

  • 1 Corinthians 10:5

    But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

  • Deuteronomy 32:22

    For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
31; Nu 11:10; 1Co 10:5,11; Jude 1:5
a fire.
Nu 11:1-3; De 32:22; Heb 12:29

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Context

  • Psalms 78:20

    Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

  • Psalms 78:21

    Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

  • Psalms 78:22

    Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

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Psalms 78:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto oyó Jehová, é indignóse: y encendióse el fuego contra Jacob, y el furor subió también contra Israel;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi l’ Éternel les entendit, et se mit en grande colère; et le feu s’alluma contre Jacob, et la colère aussi monta contre Israël,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum, als Jehova es hörte, ergrimmte er, und Feuer entzündete sich gegen Jakob, und auch Zorn stieg auf gegen Israel;