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Psalms 78:23

21 Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,

22 because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.

Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.

24 He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.

25 Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.
KJV
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
WEB
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
ASV
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;
DARBY
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens,
BLB
And He commanded the clouds above, and the doors of the heavens He opened.
ÅB
Og han gav skyene der oppe befaling og åpnet himmelens porter.
OTB
Likevel befalte Han himlene ovenfor
Og åpnet himmelens porter;
B1930
Og han gav skyene der oppe befaling og åpnet himmelens porter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 7:11

    In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

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  • Malachi 3:10

    Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

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  • Psalms 33:9

    For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

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  • 2 Kings 7:19

    And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

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  • Isaiah 5:6

    I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

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  • 2 Kings 7:2

    But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”

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