Psalms 78:44
And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
Psalms 78:44 in other translations
| BSB | He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink. |
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| WEB | he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink. |
| ASV | And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink. |
| YLT | And He turneth to blood their streams, And their floods they drink not. |
| DARBY | And turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, that they could not drink; |
| BBE | So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams. |
| Webster | And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. |
What does Psalms 78:44 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:40-55
Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who are under Divine rebukes for sin, be discouraged from repentance. The Holy One of Israel will do what is most for his own glory, and what is most for their good. Their forgetting former favours, led them to limit God for the future. God made his own people to go forth…
Psalms 78:44 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 78:44
- Psalms 105:29
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
- Exodus 7:17-21
Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. …
- Revelation 16:3-6
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
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Context
- Psalms 78:43
How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
- Psalms 78:44
And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
- Psalms 78:45
He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Psalms 78:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y volvió sus ríos en sangre, y sus corrientes, porque no bebiesen. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et qu’il changea en sang leurs canaux et leurs courants d’eau, de sorte qu’ils n’en puissent pas boire; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er verwandelte ihre Ströme in Blut, so daß sie ihre fließenden Wasser nicht trinken konnten. |