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Psalms 78:49

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

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

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;

51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

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BSB
He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels.
KJV
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
WEB
He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.
ASV
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.
DARBY
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and distress, a mission of angels of woes.
BLB
He sent against them the burning of His anger—fury, and rage, and distress, a discharge of messengers of evils.
ÅB
Han slapp sin brennende vrede løs mot dem, harme og forbitrelse og trengsel, en sending av ulykkes-bud.
OTB
Han sendte sin brennende vrede over dem,
Harme og indignasjon og trengsel,
En skare av ødeleggende engler.
B1930
Han slapp sin brennende vrede løs mot dem, harme og forbitrelse og trengsel, en sending av ulykkes-bud.

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  • Exodus 12:13

    And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

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  • Exodus 15:7

    And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

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  • Psalms 11:6

    Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

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  • Lamentations 4:11

    The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

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  • 1 Kings 22:21–22

    And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:16

    And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

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  • Isaiah 42:25

    Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

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  • Job 1:12

    And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

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