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Psalms 107:34

Judgment

32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,

and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.

36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
KJV
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
WEB
and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
ASV
A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
DARBY
A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
BLB
a land of fruit into salty ground, from the wickedness of those dwelling in it.
ÅB
et fruktbart land til et saltland for deres ondskaps skyld som bodde der.
OTB
Et fruktbart land til en øde ødemark,
På grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der.
B1930
et fruktbart land til et saltland for deres ondskaps skyld som bodde der.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 13:10

    And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

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  • Genesis 14:3

    The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea ).

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  • Deuteronomy 29:23–28

    All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.

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  • Ezekiel 47:11

    But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

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  • Genesis 13:13

    But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 32:13–15

    and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers— even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry.

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  • Genesis 19:24–25

    Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

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