Psalms 78:48

46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

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.

Compare

BSB
He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.
KJV
He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
WEB
He also gave over their livestock to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
ASV
He gave over their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
DARBY
And he delivered up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts.
BLB
And He gave up to the hail their cattle, and their flocks to the firebolts.
ÅB
Og han overgav deres fe til haglet og deres flokker til flammer.
OTB
Han overga deres buskap til hagl,
Og deres flokker til lynstråler.
B1930
Og han overgav deres fe til haglet og deres hjorder til ildsluer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 9:19

    Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

    Read in context
  • Exodus 9:28

    Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

    Read in context